y PAGE TWO
Hostages Held,
Convict Flight
Arkansas Suffers Reign of
Terror' - After Men
Escape From Gang
(Continued from Pag 1.)
said the convicts car was parked
- on the 'highway about one and
a hair miles from here and that
the youngster were in the auto
mobile on the road while the
convicts were In the ditches on
each. side. i'
We don't know whether the
deputy Is dead or not," the spokes
man said, "because he Is lying;
where he fell and others are
unable to approach him.
"The convicts are firing wild
ly and we're waiting now for re
inforcements from Monroe and
other towns before we close in.
"The young people In the car
teem to be unhurt bat our men
can't open fire for fear of hitting
them."
Those abducted are Anna Laura
Diamond, daughter of the Ray
ville marshal, Vonciele Williams
and Jerry Harnigle, all about 16
- or 17 years old.
CUMMINS PRISON FARM.
Ark., Sept. 2-)-Led fcT tw0
armed trusty guards, a small band
' of desperate convicts working In
-Vrpea patch killed another guard,
disarmed seven others and escaped
on horseback and In automobiles
from the state penitentiary farm
here today.
Officers said at least 36 con
victs out of a crew of approximate
ly 150 working in the field, ad
jacent to a heavy woods, disap
peared during the shooting that
accompanied the break. Two con
victs returned to the main camp
several hours -later and officers
said it was possible other short
termers also would return volun
tarily. ' Riding four horses used by the
- rifle-armed guards, the ringlead
ers made their way to the nearby
town of Gould where five of them
held up a negro motorist and took
his car. The automobile broke
down near Dumas and the con
victs commandeered a second car
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. F. A.
Baker, Beaumont, Texas, forcing
the couple to accompany them.
A blowout near Portland, Ark.,
SO miles south of Dumas, again
interrupted t"h e 1 r flight. They
seized a third car. occupied by
two negroes and when It ran out
of gasoline within -a half-mile, the
convicts commandeered a fourth
car. Later tonight, officials here
received word the convicts had
made a fifth automobile switch
near Rayrille, La. Arkansas and
Louisiana peace officers were, re
ported hot In pursuit.
Meanwhile, prison guards and
local officers beat the dense woods
and river bottoms around Cum
mins farm, searching for other
missing prisoners.
Prison authorities said Percy
LofUn, 25, and W. E. Earner, 11,
two of the four rifle-armed guards
assigned to the field crew turned
on their fellow guards to start
the break. They were joined by
Dirg Harvey and Walter Magby,
26, shotgun-armed guards, and the
nnarmed "rank men."-
The slain trusty, who tried to
top the break, was Claude Mar
tin, 41, of Little River county.
msspRtroF
by JOHN CLINTON
The folks who
live a couple
of doors down
the street from
us think when
Labor Day has
passed, vaca
tion season is
over. The weather may be soft
and golden, and the ocean teas
ing. But nope, say these folks
vacation's overt
let Mrs. C. end I think that
imi eff the very eicest week
ends we've knew here Rved
an the wreng side ef labor Day!
a r cfbrtb U Hie family hog
chef, end en a bright Smtmduf
warning pebvt Iter nese eel ef
taw end let ber rip
-
Bat If vour
family's like
mine your
whole trip is
spoiled if the
ear doesn't
-feel" riKht-if
'a saueak de
velops, or the steering gear gets
the cramps.
. .
Hm'i vactaa far m faal
reef, heney week-end. Have
veer aelahberheed Ualea Oil
statlen cell ffer yeer car and
0hre It a Stoe-Wear lebrlcaHea.
That's alt yew have te ee.
TheyH bring it back, and wow!
You can instantly feel the differ
ence in the way it bandies, shifts
and steers. You can hear the dif
" ference in the way it purrs along
without a squeak or rattle.
.
And finally yea can Sff the
otffarence bv fbe wey fbe bee
snorkles and shines. The Bless
. U clean, fbe side wans ana i
ataa beards aressea, i
And if yon
don't think
thet will make
the best week
end better
then yoa Jnst .
try itv Tele
ehone voir
Union Oil station and fust sayi
' StopWear--CGme and get itl
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Anti-Draft Rally
Is Student Plan
Youth at UC Would Brave
Ire of President who
Uttered Warning
BERKELEY, Calif., Sept.
Plans for an off-campus rally
of University of California stu
dents opposed to the Buxke-Wads-worth
conscription bill were com
pleted tonight in the face of a
warning from University Presi
dent Robert G. Sproul that stu
dents actively against the defense
program might be asked to "de
fer" their education in the state
Institution.
The Dally California, student
newspaper, meanwhile printed an
editorial requesting clarification
of Dr. Sproul's stands and asking
"assurance' that 'Individuals will
not be persecuted for the courag
eous assertion of their opinions."
Ed Stofle, student chairman of
the rally, set; for tomorrow morn
ing, said the demonstration waa
"not against national defense"
but against the"CDnscrlpt!on bill,
which anight altaCtT many stu
dents." r
The rally will be addressed by
several speakers Including Henry
Schmidt of San Francisco, local
president of the International
Longshoremen's and Warehouse
men's x union, and , Chairman
Charles v Rosenthal of the Cali
fornia yduth legislature. j,"',
Dr. Sproul, addressing a uni
versity assembly last Friday,
pledged the Institution's resources
to the national defense program
and said he had "little sympathy"
for "those who prefer to fiddle
while Rome burns or to accele
rate the pace of -destruction by
building prlvatftvTfconflres."
He said he might ' find it "nec
essary" to ask some students to
Vdefer their enjoyment of an ed
ucation at the 'state's expense
until the life and prosperity of
the state have been made secure
again by their ' more patriotic
fellows." Hi a-
Labor Day Theme
Is Defense Issue
ir
A
(Continued from Page 1.)
president of the United States to
send a message to congress stating
the manpower needs of the na
tion's military forces and recom
mending a definite program to
fulfill these needs.
Lewis, In a radio speech from
Washington, said peace-time con
scription "would break down our
civil liberties" and establish "the
principle of compulsion by gov
ernment. Like Green, he called for an
explanation of, the prospective, use
of conscripted manpower, saying:
"There is further something
sinister about the attempt to force
conscription upon our nation,
with no revelation oftthe purposes
for which conscription Is sought.
"What kind of a foreign pol
icy, what kind of a military and
naval policy demands an army of
four million?"
While Green was denouncing
European dictatorships and fifth
column activities, Lewis was
charging that "men In high
places In the nation" were circu
lating a "vicious falsehood" that
American labor would delay the
defense program. - .
Lewis demanded that circula
tloa of the falsehood be stopped.
At the same time he accused
American financial powers and
arms manufacturers of "begin
nlng ' to follow the same course'
as their French and British coun
terparts, who, he charged. Im
peded their defense programs to
protect profits.
Green renewed his espousal of
all aid short of war to Great
Britain.
At Least 5 Dead
In East's Floods
i (Continued from Page 1.) '
tailed la Woodstown, Psdrlck-
town and Pennsgrove. . 1;
; . Hundreds of families were
homeless, more than a. score of
persons Injured and crop and
property damage, estimated In the
millions. , j I :i-
i Albert d; Jones, director of
Burlington county board of cho
sen freeholders, said 200 square
miles - In Ne;v Jersey - was ' Inun
dated. He 4 estimated -.property
damage in Burlington county at
$2,500,000. Damage was about
$1,090,000 la Camden county.
The,
Speaking at the first general assembly of the University of California
tadent body te tke Hearst Greek theatre, rreeiaent Hooert uoraoa.
Sproal (with back to camera) waned the students they mast pro
pare to take aa active part la the national def enee program initi
ated by congress. Dr. Sproul urged aid to Great Britain in bis ad
drees, and pledged the ouster from the university of nay persona
who amy seek to slow the general progress "by talldtnjg private
bonfire."
Veteran Oregon
Jonathan Bourne, Jr., who died
shown here with his wife,' who
Oreg
on Guard to
Mobilize on 16th
Transfer to Camps to B
Week or to Later, It
General's Report
(Continued from Page 1.)
lng transfers of property, physi
cal examinations, supply of men,
initial training at their home sta
tions and movement to the Fort
Lewis area. Oregon Is In excellent
shape and will move without the
slightest delay or confusion in the
transition from homes to canton
ments." A total of 201 officers, four
warrant officers and 4225 en
listed man are immediately af
fected by the order. General
White asserted. Recruiting cam
paigns will bring the enlisted
personnel to an effective peace
time strength of 5811 men.
General White said transfer of
accountability for approximately
$2,,00,000 of federal property
from th'e United States property
disbursing officer for Oregon to
the supply officers of the various
regiments and special troops
would be effected Immediately
upon induction of the Oregon
troops into the service of the
United States.
Among items of property to be
transferred are 24 of the big 156
millimeter howitzers which are
the armament of the 218th field
artillery and each of which is
valued at $35,000.
Other transfers will include a
large fleet of motor vehicles and
'clothing having a value of hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
General White declared.
General White said additional
equipment for the Oregon troops
will " be' needed as the various
units recruit from present
strength to army peace strength.
Physical examination of all of
ficers and enlisted men affected
by the order will be accomplish
ed as soon as practicable on or
after the date of induction into
federal service. The Oregon pro
cess will require three days. Gen
eral White estimated.
General White announced that
all men. under 1$ years of ags
and men with dependents will be
immediately discharged. Few will
be lost on this basis, however,
due to' the fact that Genera
White has been forcing discharge
of these classes for several
months. ' '-.
HoKe ShowFiKt ;
t Gets Crowd
(Continued from Page 1. ) '
from the Nlcol Biding academy;
second place went to Concordia,
with the owner, Myrnella Hauser
up; third pises went to Kitty Hig
gens, from the Nlcol Riding acad
emy and ridden by Pat Edwards;
fourth ribbon was 'won by Gover
nor, owned and ridden by Uary
Drinker. : i i i
Second event was the three gsit-
Nigh
OREGON STATESMAN, Salem.
e Foes Says President Sproul
.
Lawmaker Dies
la Washington, DC, em Monday, Is
survives him.
ad saddle horse class, with first
award going to J. R. Brown's Sun
rise Serenade, ridden by her own
er; second place was won by Jo-
ann Jensen on her eaestnut mare.
Bourbon's Surprise; third place
was won by Lady Highland, owned
by Ray DeMoss.
A large entry was mads la the
fine harness horse event which
waa won by Wonder Man owned
by J. F. Brown, Jr. Second place
went to Dr. Rhythm, also owned
by J. R. Brown, Jr. Third place
was given to Mrs. Norman de Lait-
tre with Bourbon's Gaiety ana
fourth to L R. Banks Edna's
Corinthian, driven by L. K. Banks.
Dr. Gilson Ross, riding Ross
Arden 8upreme, won the flve-
gaited stallion or gelding event;
Stonewall's Golden Gift, owned by
J. F. Brown. Jr., and ridden by
Joe Bob Price won second ribbon;
Stormy Weather, owned and rid
den by Dr. W. X. Stewart, took
third place and Doctor Rhythm,
owned and ridden by J. F. Brown,
Jr., was awarded fourth ribbon.
A new event to horse show go
ers was the miniature draft pony
exhibition . which brought to the
arena a team of six palamlno
Shetlands from the stables of Mrs.
F. B. Bunn of Portland.
L. K. Banks, driving Harvester
McKenny, owned by L. R. Banks,
won first place in the always-ex-
cltlng roadsters to bike event.
Second ribbon went to Miss Dean,
owned by L. R. Banks and driven
by Tom Metcalf; third went to
Hollywood Cherry, owned by Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Washke and driven
by Mr. Washke.
The six-horse teams were at
their best last night as they com
peted for the D. V. Barge perpet
ual trophy.
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Orecjon. Tueodcrr Morning, September 3. 19U
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Jonathan Bourne
Called at Age 85
Recent Injury Is Indirect
Causa Carved Notable'
Political Career
WASHINGTON, Sept. -VP
Death early today claimed Jona
than Bourne, Jr.. $S, US senator
from Oregon from 1907 to 1912,
Bourne broke a hip in a fan
six weeks ago and complications
caused his death. His wife, only
immediate survivor, was with him
when he died.
Bourne, who served on the na
tional republican committee from
1888 to 1892 before entering the
senate, was the author of the par-
eel post law. He waa a native of
New Bedford, Mass.
PORTLAND. Sept. 2-(if)-Jona
than Bourne, Jr., 85, the former
Oregon senator who died today at
Washington, DC, was put on the
trail of statesmanship by a ship
wreck.
Bourne's father owned a fleet of
New England whaling vessels.
The son left Harvard tor the sea
but was shipwrecked off Formosa
on his first voyage and a rescue
ship landed him here in 1872.
Bourne remained in Oregon.
He interested himself in mining
enterprises before his election to
the state house of representatives
in ISSf, 1888 and 1891. He wi
famous for "Jonathan's solid six
six pledged votes with which he
managed to carry any bill he spon
sored.
He wrote the parcel post law
after his election to the US senate
in 1908. Another law of his spon
sorship requires publications twice
a year to print the names of their
owners.
In later life he headed the
Bourne cotton mills at Fall River,
Mass., owned an Alabama planta
tion on which he lived tor several
years and handled numerous cases
as an Oregon attorney. Newspaper
men remember him for the $1
cigars he pressed upon them
whether they smoked or not.
Bourne maintained an office
here after leaving the senate but
returned to Oregon only once or
twice. He organised the repub
lican party's national publicity
service.
Xx-United States Senator Jona
than Bourne, Jr., of Oregon, was
a lovable man and was dis
tinguished for his advocacy of
progressive legislation. Senator
Charles L McNary declared here
Monday when told that ' Mr.
Bourne had died in Washington.
Senator McNary said ex-senator
Bourne had contributed much to
what is known as the Oregon sys
tem.
"I consider Mr. Bourne's death
a personal loss as well as a loss
to the entire country," Senator
McNary declared.
Senator Bourne served
United States senator from Ore
gon from 1907 to 1912.
Violation Charged ,
City police last night arrested
on charges of failure to make
proper stops Norrls M. Zlmm, Sa
lem box 9 2 A; Homer C. Saunders,
Hollywood, CallL, and Carl Tam
aek. Salem.
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Big Townsend
Parade Is Set
First Day Attendance Is
Good Though Reduced -by
Rain, Cloud
(Continued from Page L)
agricultural education; Glenn
Kobow. Lebanon. Oregon Future
Farmers of - America president,
and Leo G. Spltsbart. fair man
ager.
Union Label Theme
of Putnam's Addreas
Observance of Labor day was
mads la aa address by Rex Put
nam, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, in which he prais
ed the union label as "strictly
American.- He said the label was
the "most effective media with
which labor and Industry develop
utually helpful production.
RelaUng'that the union label
developed aa a means to insure
sanitation la the cigar making
industry; he said it had grown
to be a guarantee of sanitation,
fair wages and fair hours, that
the produet is not the work of
Immature children and that the
workmanship is of high quality.
Putnam was "Introduced by Ed
Stack. Portland, secretary of the
State" Federation of Labor.
Rain daring parts of the after
noon drove tne crow as oi me
midway and the grounds into the
agricultural building, the 4H pa
vilion and the livestock barn, but
there was plenty to see there.
The agricultural building was
thronged with people viewing the
displayed produce of 12 counties
and the industrial aad mercantile
exhibits on the mezzanine floor.
Counties exhibiting were Polk,
Lane, Coos, Marion. Hood River,
Curry. Clackamas, Benton. Yam
hill, Columbia, Douglas and Linn.
Livestock J edging
Under Way Early
Judging In the livestock divi
sion started bright and early. First
award was for breeding classes for
registered American saddle horses
with Dr. W. E. Stewart's Edge-
water Chief from Portland draw
ing the champion stallion ribbon
and Lady Mary Vagabond, owned
by Roy C. 81mmons of Salem, win
ning the champion mare award.
The Linn county livestock Judg
ing team of Loren Fisher and
Stuart and Stanley Gourley was
first In the 4 H club livestock Judg
ing contest. The 4H livestock ex
hibit, officials said, was the larg
est in recent years with a 20 per
cent Increase in dairy cattle and
10 per cent increase In hog, sheep
and other classes.
Judging of 4H club hogs opens
today with about 250 head to be
passed on by Judge H. A. Llnd
gren, livestock extension special
ist of Oregon State college. Dairy
showmanship will also be Judged
today by Professor Dave Forte of
the University of Idaho.
Rabbit Show Best
Ever, Is Verdict
The poultry pavilion was full of
crowing and cackling with a Yec-
ord number of exhibits. Ed Shear
er, poultry superintendent, said
the rabbit show was the biggest in
history with 500 rabbits displayed.
Theplgeon division is also large
this year.
In the Future Farmers of Amer
ica egg laying contest the - hen
owned by Herbert Schmaltz. Sa
lem, waa first at the end of the
first day with entry of Francis
Stupfsl, Amity, second.
The sheep and goat barns were
heavily populated with 544 sheep.
144 milch goats and T2 angora
goats. "
Ribbons for chsmplon ram and
champion ewe in the Hampshire
sheep division went to C. M. Hub
bard and sons. Corvallls. In the
Cotawolds division William Rld
dell and sons, Monmouth, took the
enampion ram award, and H. D.
Harms and sons, Caaby, the cham
pion ewe prize.
William Rlddell and sons of
Monmouth all but swept the an
gora goat classification, winning
an rirsts but one, taken by P. M.
Brown of Sublimity.
Among first poultry awards an
nounced Mrs. A. Keck, route sev
en, took all firsts on buff rocks
except one young pen; Mrs. Maude
Ramsey, Salem, took all winnings
on Blue Andaluslans, and K. L
Jennings. Salem, had winners in
tne Kbooe island red division.
Quality of paintings submitted
In the art division was praised by
tne juagea.. wno said the work
waa better than ever before shown
at tne state fair.
Tne textile exhibit waa also
attracting considerable lntamat.
One case drawing attention fea
tures the work of elderly women
and includes needlepoint and oth
er articles- done by 81-year-old
Mrs. Katie Phllllppe. f 50 D street,
who has exhibited continuously In
the textile department the past
si years.
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Honor Winner but
Never Saw School
tvin-t ivn Cant X JV-Lois
.t.i whn rradaated with
ilCltUJl,
nouors nux . l
hign scnooi sne ntiw mh I
la preparing for ner junior
la a nniTeralty sh has. new
111 for 11 years with a heart
disorder, she "attended'r nign
..v..i -,. fa.thar'a sanitarium
here, winning perfect n-rades. -She
" -entered" the University
of Oregon, continuing class worn
from her bed and her record far
.. . fwt twa veara is . "straight
A's". She seeks a science degree.
Her physicians nensve sne may
realize her ambition to teacn
mathematics, stating she has a
good chance for complete re
covery. . ,
She is a devout Oregon foot
hall fan. although of course she
has never aeen the Webfoots
play. She follows the team by
radio. . . -
Rumania Still
Trouble Zone
Forcing Nazis to Assist
Hungary In Occupying
Area Is Strategy
(Continued from Page L)
land kingdom at the mercy of
Hitler's aky armadas.
Only Few Boon be
Dropped in Loadoa
Dnlv m tttW bombs WSTS reTXTt-
ed dropped In the day's assaults
on London, although tne capital
was twice under air-raid alarm
for 4f minutes at breakfast-time
and 22 minutes late In the after
noon.
RAF pursuit craft, bolstering
Prime Minister Winston Church
ill's declaration that "command
of the air is being gradually and
painfully, wrested from the nasi
criminals."' dispersed the raiders
in spectacular dogfights high
above the Thames estuary and
over the southeast coast.
The first onrush brought a
wave of 50 German planes hurt
ling across the coast toward Lon
don. Almost Immediately, as one
Briton described It, "our planes
were on them like a pack of
doge."
Driven to flight, the Germans
thundered back in force several
hours later, with four waves of
(0 planes each attempting to
pierce the capital's outer defense
ring. Again repulsed, a third as
sault by 100 planes sent London s
millions scurrying Into under
ground shelters while anti-aircraft
batteries peppered the raid
era and RAF fighters whirled into
action.
The air ministry reported 42
German planes were shot down
with a loss of 12 British fighters.
The German high command coun
tered with a special announce
ment saying 88 British planes
were destroyed over England with
22 German planes missing.
Continental Baaea
Attached by RAF
The RAF continued Its night
attacks on continental bases, the
air minister reported. It raided
German aircraft factories at Mu
nich and Stuttgart and factories
In Italy as well as a nasi sub
marine and speedboat base at
Lorlent, France.
Britain's army of 2.000.000
island defenders. Including 1,500,-
000 home guards, tightened vigi
lance In the knowledge that tor
tne next five days Hitler may
seize on a period of high tides
favorable for troop landings from
shallow-draft boats.
The kingdom took warnlnc.
too, from the tact that the nezl
reichsfuhrer now haa leas than
three weeks left before the begin
ning of the equinox on Septem
ber 22 shrouds the British Isles
with an armor of stormy weather.
Rumania hurriedly sent hun
dreds of those demonstrating
against the Vienna award of
Transylvania to Hungary into
concentration camps in face of a
semi-official German threat to
occupy all Rumania unless anti
axis agitation la curbed.
After mob demonstrations In
Bucharest Sunday against the axis
decision, the situation la the Ru
manian capital waa believed un
der control last night. The capital
appeared calmer but public In
dignation still was Indicated.
is pleased
th appointment of
ElicL Le neimann.neallor
167 S. High Street I .
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Phone 3Sll!cr ES32
as its official representative and joaa agetij U
seenrt loans Insured by
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Itxd Salem staff win TsviMV . rrrt-' j 9 ...
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THIS NEW ORGANIZATION. WILL OFFER A
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C3.Lc225 25 Yczxz: 41 fckred
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Must Prepare
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of . Def ending Ohexty .
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there are dangers that threaten
Americansdangers far more
deadly than were those the fron- .
tiersman had to faee.
Threat aa Close at
HostDe India as W ere
Tha. earth 'haa been shrunk
by the airplane and the radio that
Europe Is closer to America today
than was one 'side of these moun-
tains to -tne vutr " '-
neers tolled through the primeval
forest. ';:'-""" :t ! f - t ;
-t-v ,nr. ftiin' "tomahawk.
and the scalping; knife have been
replaced by f th airplane, tha
bomb, the tank, and tha machine
gun. Their threat Is aa doe to as
todsy as was the threat to the
frontiersman when hostlls Indiana
were lurking on the other aide of .
the gap. I ? - ,
To meet the threat.1 the chief
executive asserted. he and - con
gress were establishing by law an
Inherent obligation f citizens to
serve defense through training la
many capacities. And to that rex
erence to conscription legislation
he added a hint that men Bight
be asked to leave their homes and
women to give their men to the
service of the nation.
"We must prepare la a thousand
ways," . Mr. Roosevelt declared.
"Men are not enough, they must
have arms. They must learn how
to use those arms.
"They must have skilled lead
ers who must be trained.
"New bases must be established
to enable our fleet to defend our
shores. Men and women must be
taught to create the supplies that
we need. And we must counter
the agents of the dictator within
our country.
Aboolnte National
Unity Neveneary
Then a few moments later, the
president asserted:
"We In this hour, must have
absolute national unity for total
defense.
It Is not a change from "the
American way of life," he said,
to advocate or legislate a greater
and a speedier preparedness. "It
Is," he averred, "a posiUre pro
tection to the American way of
life.
"We know that In the process
of preparing against danger we
shall not hare to abandon and ws
will not abandon the great social
Improvements that have come to
the American people In these later
years. i
-!We need not swap the gala
of better living for the gain of
better defense. I , propone to re
tain tha one and gain the other.
At Chattanooga, the president
spoke to the nation by radio and
to a crowd stretched along the
aides of the dam and overflowing
onto a fleet of pleasure boats.
Seated In an open car beneath
a- withering" sun, the president
dedicated the dam and "great
lakes of the south to:
"Benefit of all-the people, the
prosperity they have stimulated,
the faith they hare Jastlfled. the
hope i they hare inspired, the
a, .
nearts uai .tney encourage ue
total defense of the United States
of America, i
TV A Held Example
of Deanocrntie Action
The operation of the Tennessee
Valley authority, the chief execu
tive declared, supplies a demon
stration of what a democracy at
work can do, of a people uniting
In a war against wsste and In
security." ' Tbere were and are those." he
went on. "who maintain that the
development of the . enterprise
that Ilea largely In this state la
not a proper activity of govern
ment. As for me, I glory la it as
one of the great social and eco
nomic achievements of the United
States. s ,-
"Today we are facing a time
of peril unmatched in the history
of the nations of the world, and
because we 1 are undertaking the
total defense of war nation, the
Tennessee valley region has as
sumed, la addition to Its own do
mestic betterment, its share of
responsibility for national de
fense. !
to announce
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