Orders Navy To

Fight To Guard I

U. S. Sea Lanes

Protection Is Offered Ships Of All Nations When Ply- ing That Area.

Washington, Sept 11.—President Roosevelt announced tonight that he had ordered the navy to shoot first when axis submarines, surface raiders or aircraft are encountered in areas which this country consid- ers vital to its defense.

The president also said the navy would protect not only American ships but "ships of all flags" from! attack when sailing "in defensive waters." This promptly aroused spec- ulation whether a convoy system for those areas was in the making.

"We have not sought a shooting war with Hitler," the President said in a world-wide address. "But nei- ther do want peace so much that we

are willing to pay for it by permit- ting him to attack our naval and merchant ships while they are on

legitimate business."

And so, he asserted:

"Let tihs warning be clear. From now on, if German or Italian vessels of war enter the waters, the protec- tion of which is necessary for Amer- ican defense, they do so at their own peril."

"The orders which I have given as commander-in-chief of the United States Army and Navy are to carry out that policy—at once."

Before making this historic an-

nouncement the chief executive re-

counted. one after another, atacks upon American ships which led to his statement of policy—the U.S.S. Greer, the Robin Moor, the Steel Seafarer, the Sessa. And to these he added an incident at sea which had not hitherto been known to the pub- lic.

Cite^ July Incident

"In July, 1941," he said, "An American battleship in North Amer- ican waters was followed by a sub- marine which for a long time sought to maneuver itself into a position of attack.

"The periscope of the submarine was cJearly seen. No British or

American submarines were within hundreds of miles of this spot at the time, so the nationality of the sub- marine is clear."

These incidents, taken collective- ly, the President said, could only be regarded as part of a general Nazi design "to abolish the freedom of the seas, and to acquire absolute control and domination of the seas

for themselves." Sees Domination Next Step

With that control in their hands, h(? said, the next step would be ■"domination of the United States and the Western hemisphere by force," with no American vessels "free to carry on any peaceful com-

merce except by the condescending grace of this foreign and tyrannical power."

Although, Mr. Roosevelt contin- ued, some like to regard the United States navy as invincible, this was

true only so long as the British na-

vy survives. With Britain gone, Hit- ler would be able to far outstrip the United States in building ships.

"It is time for all Americans of all the Americas," he added, "to stop being deluded by the romantic notion that the Americas can go on

living happily and peacefully in a

Nazi-dominated world." Then he turned to the question of

freedom of the seas, tenning it a

"basic and fundamental" policy for which generations after generations of Americans had battled.

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More Defense Foods Needed

'More milk, more eggs, more pork" is the food-for-defense ap^nal being made to American farmers by the U. S. Department of Agri- culture. Farmers are responding unitedly, the Department says, and are turning huge quantities of feed from the AAA Ever-Normal Granary into energy-giving foods. Milk production is highest on

record; egg production is higher than in any year except 1930; extra numbers of brood sows are being held over for fall farrowing. Never- theless, the Department declares, even additional increases in these products must be made to supply the growing ho n« demand and the emergency needs of Great Britain.

GAME SEASON AND BAG LIMITS ARE ANNOUNCED

FOR M'DOWELL COUNTY

T. W. Gowan, McDowell county game protector, has announced the

open season and bag limits for

sportsmen in this county. Open dates for hunting and the day and season j bag limits are:

Bear, October 20 to January 1; day and season limit, 2.

Deer (male), November 1 to No-j vember 15,; day limit, 1; season lim-j it, 3. |

Opossum and raccoon, October 1! to February 15, no day or season! limit. |

Quail, November 20 to January j 31; day limit, 10; season limit, 150. j

Rabbit, November 20 to January 31; bag limit, 10 per day.

Squirrel, October 1 to December

15; day limit 6; no season limit. Turkey, no open season. Ruffj

grouse, November 20 to January 1; day and season limit, 2.

Wildcat, weasel and skunk, no j closed season. |

Mr. Gowan announced that it is I |

illegal to ahoot water fowls before | sunrise or after four o'clock in the; afternoon. Also, it is unlawful to j hunt on Sunday. All shotguns hold-

ing more than three shells in maga- zine and other chamber combined must be plugged, he added.

FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR MISS JENNIE HUNTERi

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Funeral services for Miss Jennie j Hunter, 52, who died Saturday at a j Morganton hospital after an illness, of one month, were held at the home j of Mrs. C. L. Holland at Sugar Hill, j Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Bur- \ ial followed in Glenwood cemetery, j

The services were conducted by; the Rev. W. E. Rufty, pastor of the1 Glenwood Methodist church.

Miss Hunter was a native of Mc-: Dowel! county and a resident ofj the Glenwood community. She had j been a member of the Methodist, church since early childhood.

Surviving her are two sisters,! Mrs. C. L. Holland, Marion Rt. 2, and Mrs. Lillian Justice of High: Point, and three brothers, Fred K. Hunter of Nealsville, George Hun- ter of Norfolk, Va.; and Charlie Hunter of Columbia, S. C. j

DORTON SELECTS 44

STATE FAIR DIRECTORS;

Raleigh, Sept. 12.— Appointment of 44 directoxs for the 18 divisions of the State Fair, to be held at Ral-

eigh October 14-18, were announced

today by Dr. J. S. Dorton, manager.: "National Defense" will be the

theme of the 85th annual exposition which will feature 92,000 square feet of exhibits depicting the State's

growth in agriculture, industry and education.

More than 18 divisions of State

government and other public agen- cies will be represented at the fair, in addition to hundreds of comm-

ercial exhibitors. F. E. Miller, director of the test farms division of j the State of Agriculture, will again i

be general directe'r of exhibits.

About 50 articles are made as by-! products of soybeans in the United [

States. i

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Defense Chairman

Colonel Edgar H. Bain of Golds- bora, above, has teen appointed chairman of the National Defense committee of the Reserve OSficers Association of the United States. In this capacity, he will head the de- fense activities of the association, composed of reserve otficers, throughout the nation. Colonel Bain is state director of the Brewers and N. C. Beer Distributors committee in charge of the beer industry's "clean up or close up" campaign in this state

FOOD SHIFTS

Americans eat about the same to- tal quantity of food now as they did 30 years ago. But, according to

the Agriculture Department's Bu- reau of Home Economics, the com-

position of their diet has changed. Consumption of wheat and other cereals, potatoes and apples, veal, beef and tea has declined. But con-

sumption of vegetables (other than potatoes), citrus fruits, sugar, poultry, eggs, milk, manufactured dairy products (especially ice cream), edible fats and oils, cocoa, chocolate and coffee has increased. While consumption of lamb and of mutton, pork and lard, butter and sweet potatoes has varied during this period, the general level of con-

sumption of those products has not changed greatly.

TACTLESS

"My worst sin," she sighed, "is vanity. I spent hours every day admiring my beauty."

"That's not vanity," her friend replied. "That's imagination!"

RECORD

Goals for production by American agriculture in 1942 are the largest in the history of the country.

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RUTHERFORD COUNTY FAIR TO OPEN SEPT. 23

The Rutherford County Fair will open on Tuesday, September 23, with school day, when school child- ren from Rutherford and adjoining counties will be admitted free. The fair will continue through Saturday, September 27.

Much interest is being shown in the fair this year and a large num-

ber of exhibitors have already re-

quested space in the large exhibit hall.

Richard Roberts, vocational teach- er at Pleasant Garden school, and J. •J. Cox vocational teacher at Glen- wood High School, are making plans to bring judging teams to the fair. The Rutherford County Fair is spon- soring vocational students and 4-H Club member judging teams in seed, livestock, and poultry on Thursday, September 25. The ten vocational schools in Rutherford county will each have a booth and also judging teams.

Much interest is being shown in the livestock show. There will be a fine class of Jersey calves ex-

hibited by 4-H Club members. There are expected to be more ex-

hibits than usual in the hog and poultry department. Wednesday will be special livestock day and judging in all livestock departments will take place. Several tons of fertilizer have been offered for the best team of mules and the best team of mares. Some of the best teams in Rutherford County will be exhibited on this day.

Plans are under way for an elab- orate entertainment program before the grandstand each afternoon and night.

Automobiles races have been book- ed for Thursday, September 25. A large number of cars will be entered in this race which has been so pop- ular on Saturday each year of the fair. Stock car races have been booked for Saturday, September 2'7.

BETTER

Rains and cooler weather have improved this country's middle wes-

tern corn crop to a degree that an

increased yield of 50,000,000 bush- sis is expected this year over the 1940 crop.

DEFICIT

German invasion of Russia has ;ut Belgium's food supplies to a

point which leaves a calorie deficit )f 60 percent among youths and idults in urban communities.

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