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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20

,ducer or worker to the produc-
ton of dairy products, live
stock or poultry.
The following questions and an
swers, reprinted from Victory" the
weekly official bulletin from the Of
flee of War Information, outlines gen
orally. the qualifications required for
deferment as an essential agricultural
producer or worker.
@. To what men does this program
apply?
A. Those who work most OF the
time the year round at dairy, and
poultry or livestock production.
O. Does the farm size matter?
A. Yes. For deferment of one
skilled operator, it must have at least
II dairy cows with minimum annual
production of $4,000 pounds of milk,
or the livestock or poultry equivalent.
Equivalents for / COW are: S.5 hogs
(raised), 3.2 beef cows, AS yearlings,
3.9 two-year-old steers, 3.5 feedlot cat
tie, 1913 ewes, 80 feedlot lambs, "a
hens, $50 chickens (raised), 500 broif-
ers or 40 turkeys (raised). Or a COM
bination of these animals may total
enough to qualify the farm as an es-
sential one.
Given Time to Qualify
G. Can farm with less stock quail
ify?
A. Yes. A farm with eight dairy
cows producing at least 10000 pounds
of milk year, or with the equivalent
in other animal units, can qualify If
the operator takes steps to increase
the number. He will have three
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20
CORRECT WEIGHT
ENFORCED BY
RUBBER STAMP

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah.-(FP)-
An investment of Sc from a petty cash
fund for rubber stamp and a tube
of indelible ink has resulted in annual
savings of more than S250,000 to Salt
Lake City consumers.
These savings came about because
of the alertness and diligent work of
A. c. Todd, city weights and measures
inspector, and his staff, assisted by
the city chemist.
Scarcely anyone knew there was a
department of weights and measures
when Todd took office in 1940 Then
things began to happen, and folks
soon learned that Salt Lake City has
very strict ordinances governing
weights and measures and fairly good
state laws which Todd set out to en-
force.
Violators were taken to court, but
this did not prove effective. The city
courts were too lenient, the fines too
small So the violations went on at
the expense of the consumers.
Todd then spent the So to purchase
rubber stamp and a tube of indelible
ink. The stamp read: CONDEMNED.
SHORT WEIGHT. SALT LAKE CITY
CORP. OF WEIGHTS G MEASURES.
Todd's staff started weighing pack
ages in various stores and whenever
packages were found short-weighed
they were stamped as condemned"
Some merchants threatened Todd
with court action and he defied them
to sue. They didn't and violations
have decreased almost to the vanish
ing point with savings of $250,000 a
year to the consumers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20
HIGH SCHOOLS
STREAMLINE FOR
WAR EDUCATION

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich.-(FP)-
Industrialization of Highland Park
one-time ritzy Detroit suburb, togeth
er with the war have brought a revo
luton in high school studies The
Ileisure-class studies like the dead
languages are being shelved and prac
teal work like auto mechanics is get
ting the right of way under H. l..
Shibler, newly installed school super.
intendent.
Latin is less respectable than 1t
used to be-" Shibler says. 1T is the
job of the schools either to fit the
student for the army or for a job in
production. Those curriculum changes
are part of long range program"
Every high school boy and girl ex-
cept the physically handicapped will
have to take toughening courses.
Every boy must and any girl may
take one of the following programs:
physics and aeronautics; electricity
(shop and radio); power machines
(shop and auto mechanics).
Everybody will have to take a war
biology course including health, sani-
tation, first aid, home nursing and
dietetics. The program also stresses
prevention Of disease, especially ven
ereal disease, sex education and med
ical examinations.
Art will be curtailed in favor of
drawing and there will be
fewer history, literature, Latin and
French courses.
Many of the teachers belong to
Local 6S4, American Federation of
Teachers (AFL).
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20

the first step by organized con-
sumers to prevent shortages
and discrimination such as de-
veloped when the war produc-
ton board and the office of
price administration delayed
coupon rationing of sugar and
coffee until waves of buying
hysteria swept those items
from the shelves.
If similar situations are allowed to
develop on staple food items, the re-
suits will be disastrous, the League
board declared. Only by coupon ra-
tioning can equal sacrifice on the part
of all civilians assure just distribu-
ton of available goods, Murray D.
Lincoln, president of The Cooperative
League, declared in explaining the ac-
ton.
The board authorized the ceiling of
conference of all interested organi
cations made up of consumers to take
appropriate action on the imminent
need for coupon rationing. Invitations
were wired to the American Home
Economics Associations, Natl. League
of Women Voters, American Associa-
ton of University Women, National
YWCA, National Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, American Federation Of
Labor, Congress of Industrial Organi-
cations, Railroad Brotherhoods, Ma
tional Council of Farmers Co-opera-
tives, Credit Union National Associa-
ton, Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America, National Catholic
Welfare Conference, Central Confer
ence of America Rabbits, National
Education Association, Progressive
Education Association, National Par
ent-Teachers Association and others.
The conference on immediate con-
sumner rationing is being called for
10 o'clock, Friday, November 20 at
the Hotel Lafayette, in Washington,
D. G.
L. E. Woodcock, treasurer of The
Cooperative League of the USA, and
lildudSSI VI Lie EdS0lTH cooperative
Wholesale, largest consumer cooper
alive food distributors in America, |
pointed out that essential foods are |
known to be eventually short, due |
to war needs. When it becomes |
known that specific foods are short,
they will be swept from store shelves
and many people will be without
unless coupon rationing is set up be-
fore actual shortages occur. This was
true of sugar and coffee here in this
country and proved to be true many !,
times in Europe. If this happens on
essential foods, such boarding and
shortage will be major disaster to
all consumers and to the war effort.
Every country involved in modern
war has found rationing to be the
only possible means of equitably dis
Continued on Page Four)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20
Clio PLEDGES UNITY
With FARMERS

BOSTON.-(FP)-"The workers of
the CLIO recognize their common in
terest with and march side by side
with the farmers and farm workers of
the nation" the CLIO told those who
are trying to drive wedges between
labor and farmers.
In a special resolution the conven-
ton declared that "the problems of
agricultural production and manpower
mobilization must be recognized as
vital aspect of our nationwide inte
grated mobilization and planning for
war production"
The resolution said that District so,
split farmers and workers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20
CAPITOL
HICHLICHTS
CONTRIBUTED

This week end marked the dates for
registration by Montana motorists for
the gas rationing plan scheduled to
go into effect on December LIST. Mon
tanans, in company with citizens of
other western states, generally failed
to see the necessity for gas rationing,
and pointed out the harmful effect it
would have upon the state. Farm
Union groups submitted resolutions
opposing the rationing, and other
state officers including the governor
Joined in the numerous protests sent
to Washington. 1t is clear that the
gasoline refiners of the state will be
hard hit by rationing, and farmers
will have difficult time getting suffi-
cient gasoline for their needs.
In an effort to achieve a forty per
cent reduction over 1941 in the num-
Der of miles driven by state-owned
automobiles, Governor Ford at the
suggestion of Price Administrator
Leon Henderson appointed Max Ennis,
of the State Highway Department, to
be state mileage rationing agent.
Ennis will attempt to cut down on the
mileage of state-owned cars and will
work out share-the-ride plan to be
used by state officers who now travel
in state-owned cars over the state.
The travel has already been material
ly reduced, but further decrease is
now in sight.
Members of the State Board of Ex-
aminers were busy the past two weeks
preparing the budget for the forth
coming year. The financial condition
of the state is the best in the states
history. Recently Governor Ford an
Continued on Page Four
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20

Der 9 Wendell VIII
kie argued a case
there.
Seldom h a d so
many persons wait
ed in "a double line
for hours, court at
taches said. Seldom,
too, had any lawyer
arguing his case,
particularly his first
one there, brought
so many smiles on
the faces of the jus
tees.
Neither had any
lawyer d o n e so
much impetuous IN
terrupting Of justices
a n d gotten away
with it. Willkie ac-
tually seemed to
convert th e lofty
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20
ARMY DEFERMEhT OF
WORKERS BASED
ON PRODUCTION CREDITS
Farm Workers Must Have 20 Production
Credits To Be Deferred AS Essential To
The War Effort; Number of Livestock
And Acres of Cropland To Be Measured
In Arriving At Credits.

Under plan proposed to relieve the situation in
regard labor and provide basis of security for
operations of small farms the interests of the
effort the Army and Navy will not accept voluntary enlist
the applicant for enlistment presents certificate
from his draft showing that he essential pro-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20
THE
WASHINGTON
SCENE
BY VIRGINIA GARDNER

By VIRGINIA GARDNER
The chaste corridors of the supreme
court were more like the corridors
outside a Cook county, Illinois, GRIM
inal court where page one murder
trial is in progress when ON Novem-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-11-20
Immediate RATI0NING
OF MOST GOODS URGEI q
BY COOPERATIVE LEA(z||
ORGANIZED Consumers Assert That s 5
Necessary To Prevent boarding of !
Which May Become Scarce, and THAI
Rationing Will Prevent Shortages and
Discrimination Already Experienced.

CHCAGO-A call for rationing of all goods which there
may shortages shortages develop
the board of directors of The Cooperative League of the USA
meeting Chcagoan here this week The action
by the directors of National Cooperaves Inc
national federation of cooperave designed
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Tentative Settlement
Sends Oil Truckers
Z
Back ! 10 Work
Drivers Will Conduct
Further Negotiations
With Three Companies

Employees. of three fuel oil trans
portation firms serving the Wash
ington, Baltimore and Richmond
areas were back at work today fol-
lowing tentative settlement OF
their three day strike in Baltimore
last night.
Striking members of the AFL
Teamsters and Chauffeurs Union
accepted recommendation of the
United States Cancellation Service
that they return to their jobs under
terms OF proposal rejected by the
union Sunday. It is understood that
the settlement Is temporary, pend
ing further negotiations with officials
OF the three companies.
The tentative agreement reached
last night provides for wages of so
cents an hour and reduction of the
work week from so hours to 81
hours, with payment of straight
time for the first two additional
hours and time and half for all
hours worked in excess of Sc q week.
According to officials of the M. /.
O'Boyle & Son Co., the only Wash
ington firm involved in the contro-
versy, about 100000 gallons of oil
normally hauled by the company
each day was being held up during
the strike. Some of this, it was
said, was gasoline. and the stop
page of deliveries caused a number
of service stations in the District
to run out of gas.
The strike also affected delivery
Of fuel oil to many Washington
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Body of Young D. c. Flyer Killed
In Maine to Be Brought Here
StoH Seret. Crozier
Wus Former Athlete
At Eastern High

Word was received here yesterday
that Staff Sergt Eugene j. Crozier,
20, of 1906 G street NV, q former
football player at Eastern High
School, was among seven persons
killed when an Army bomber crashed
into the side of a hill near the
Presque Island Air Base in Maine
late Tuesday.
According to Army officials, the
plane was on routine flight when
the accident occurred. The plane
was commanded and piloted by
Second 1t. J. w. Rieves, jr., of
Flushing. N Y.
Mrs. Alma Crozier, mother OF
Sergt. Crozier, said her sons COM
manding officer had notified her of
the tragedy.
Sergt. Crozier was engaged to Miss
Gloria Duckett of 1922 Harvard
street NV.
His brother, Harry A. Crozier, and
brother-in- law, Milton Rossasco,
both of Washington, are at Presque
Island today to make arrangements
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Scrap Drive May Get
Hayre de Grace Bridge
Fy the Associated Press.

e! TIE Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 24.-Gov
OConor said today he had asked
Sd Service Command officers wheth-
er the old double-decker bridge at
Havre de Grace was important mill
tarlly. or could be torn down to
aid the scrap metal drive.
War Production Board officials
estimated the bridge would Weld
3,49o tons Of scrap steel. The dou-
le-decker has been used only for
pedestrian trafic since completion
OF the new bridge three-quarters of
mile upstream.
Six months ago the military rec
commended retention of the old
bridge because of its possible emer-
gency use in case of damage to the
new span.
Gov. O'Conor said If the Army
officers decide the bridge has no
strategic value now, he would call
q meeting of the Department of
Public Works to approve scrapping
the bridge.
THE attorney general would be
asked for ruling to determine the
legal procedure by which the State
could give away the bridge, If the
Department of Public Works ap-
proved the proposal" Gov. O'Conor
said.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Patriotic Son
| Alters Fathers
Heating Plans

Unusual enthusiasm to aid the
Arlington County scrap metal drive
has proved to be stumbling block
In the fuel oil conservation plans
of Leon Manwarren, 1888 North
Harrison street. Arlington.
Following pep talk on the scrap
drive at Claude Swanson Junior
High School. Mr.. Manwarren's IL
year-old son, Bruce, hurried home
to dig out all the family scrap.
Among the items which he collected
were the furnace doors which his
father had planned to use in con-
verting his heating plant from oil to
coal.
Leo G. Lloyd. salvage committee
chairman, said he would be glad to
cooperate with Mr.. Manwarren's
request for aid In recovering the
doors, but added, There's more
than 200 tons of metal In q pile 30
feet wide, 10 feet long and 10 feet
deep and I don't know exactly how
one could md . pair Of furnace
doors In that"
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Stars 10 Take Part
In War Bond Rally at
College Park Tonight
O'Conor, Senators ond
Grid Players Among
Personoges Expected

Details for an elaborate program
have been completed for the Prince
Georges County War bond rally at
$3.50 O'Clock tonight at Ritchie
Coliseum in College Park, Md, it
was announced today by T. Howard
Duckett, chairman of the Prince
Georges War Activities Committee,
in charge of the affair.
Bill Herson, District of Columbia
NBC announcer, will act as master
of ceremonies, introducing such
guests as Gov. O'Conor, Senators
Tydings and Radcliffe, Represent
ative Sasscer and Walter M. Ruth,
State administrator for the Treasury
Department War Savings staff.
Comdr. Gene Tunney is among the
guests irvited to attend.
Included among number of out
standing athletes who have accepted
invitations to appear on the bond
wagon: are Sammy Baugh, Andy
Farkas, Steve Juzwik and Dick
Poillon Of the Washington Redskins.
Several surprise" stage, screen
and radio stars are expected to at
tend the rally, according to Sidney
Lust, Maryland State chairman of
the motion picture division, War
Savings Committee.
A woman's committee will be in
charge of the stamp and bond sales
in the coliseum during the rally and
Mr.. Duckett said the committee
hopes receipts will materially assist
the county to pass its September
quota OF $l79 900 by several thousand
dollars.
The Maryland University Glee
Club, the Washington Gas Light Co.
Band and various other groups will
provide music at the rally.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Office Staff Moves
Into Quarters at
New Army Airport
Other Buildings Rising
To Core for Force at
Comp Sprines-Meodows

Approximately 800 Office workers
at the new Army airport in the
Camp Springs Meadows (Md0 area
today were moving into their new
Office building, which was completed
yesterday-exactly one week after
construction began.
The building, which is a one floor,
barracks-like structure, is located on
the Camp Springs road about III
miles from Meadows.
An infirmary to treat workers on
the project also has been built, while
the foundations are being laid for
a cafeteria, which will provide
lunches for up to 1000 laborers, and
machine repair shop.
Construction of an employment
Office is expected to be completed
today, according to 1t Col. Eben
Longfellow, in charge of construc-
tion. Col. Longfellow said that as
the work gets into full swing ap-
proximately 5000 workmen will
labor in two shifts of 10 hours each.
An area 5000 feet long and 400
feet wide already has been cleared
and bulldozers are now leveling the
ground, Col Longfellow said.
Evening star., 1942-09-24

Last year "a Washingtonians were
killed in traffic accidents. In the
same period 1873 died as the result of
accidents in their own homes This
toll of home accidents was an i'm
provement over the previous year,
but is representative of condition
which has prevailed for many years
Preventable accidents rank fifth
among all the causes of death in the
United States. Among children less
than 20 years of age they outrank
all other causes of death, with more
than half the deaths up to the age
of IA being caused in this fashion.
Neither social status, economic
station or educational level repre-
sented In the family has any bearing
on statistics, either for Washington
or the country at large. Death
strikes impartially in the most for
tunately situated home as well as
among the underprivileged.
The District chapter Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross is preparing to take
a pioneer role in the field OF home
accident prevention by conducting
Evening star., 1942-09-24

course, consisting OF 9 to IL hours
OF group discussion based on the six
principal causes of home accidents,
leads to a certificate similar to the
familiar first-aid card. .
Since this is an entirely new field
Of Red Cross activity, an urgent
need exists for volunteers who viii
take the instructors course of Is
hours to prepare them to give the
course within their own organiza- :
tions or to general groups organized
by the District chapter. Speakers,
trained in the work, also are needed
to present the program to women's
clubs, parent-teacher associations,
citizens organizations and similar
groups.
While this program is designed as
an aid to the war effort. injuries
suffered away from work being one
Of the leading causes of man-hour
loss in war activity. it is a permanent
institution which will continue after
the war is over just as will the nu-
merous other activities Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Gas Ration Book Holders
Warned in Fairfax
srt cial pispat teh to rhe st.r

Srecial Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, Sept. 24.-Fairfax
County holders of supplemental
gasoline ration books which expire
October % should notify the County
Ration Board at once of any change
in work status, Mrs. Mollie Cleve-
land, executive secretary OF the
board, announced today.
Supplementary ration books will
be mailed out by the board to all
present holders by the deadline,
Mrs. Cleveland said, If no change
In status Is recorded, and it win not
be necessary for the applicant to
appear In person at the board ONCE.
II any change has been made it
will be necessary to supply all in
formation in detail before the board
can issue q new book. The informa-
ton may be mailed to the board.
This regulation does not apply to
holders OF S books, which do not
expire until November.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Committee 10 Review
Alcohol and tobacco
Effects Course Today
Dr.. Murphy Is Nomed
Representative Of D. G.
Health Department

The special committee to review
instruction on the effects of alcohol
and tobacco in senior high schools
was scheduled to meet for the first
time at l O'Clock this afternoon to
organize its work.
The meeting was called late yes
terday after DR.. George c. Ruhland,
District health offcer, designated
as his representative. DR.. Joseph A.
Murphy, chief Of the school services
division Of the District Health De-
partment. Other members are: DR..
James A. Cannon, who, as the repre-
sentative Of the Board OF Education,
called the meeting, and DR.. Carroll
Reed, first assistant superintendent
in charge of curriculum.
DR.. Cannon, who aroused a flood
of comment when he asked the
board to appoint committee to
review the '.moralistic rather than
scientific" instruction, indicated this
morning that the committee prob
ably will consider objections to the
revision presented only In writing.
Will Hear Witnesses.
Instead Of appearing before the
committee. he explained, representa-
tives of anti-alcohol and tobacco
groups will be asked to appear at the
October Z meeting Of the Board Of
Education when the committee re-
port will be brought in.
due to the large number of let
ters received by the board" he said,
"as matter of time saving and
practicabllity the committee has de-
cided that only written statements
of witnesses will be considered.
When the report is presented to
the board" he continued. "those
who have written their objections
will have chance to elaborate"
Ask to Appear.
Among those who have asked for
an opportunity to present evidence
according to Mrs. Elise z. Watkins,
board secretary, are the Women's
Christian Temperance Union. the
Washington Federation Of Churches,
the Anti Tobacco Alliance, Inc, and
the National Civic League, Inc.
The committee is going to be
busy just reading the quantities of
written evidence already presented,
DR.. Cannon declared. He plans to
present his objections to the pro-
posed course of instruction today 50
the other committee members can
consider 1t along with the material
already sent to them by those in
terested In the revision.
The instruction on alcohol and
tobacco was written by the Depart
ment Of Physical Education in COM
pliance with a law that their ma
ture and effects" be emphasized to
all high school students. The course
came to DR.. Gannon's attention aft
er the board had approved it as part
of the expanded physical fitness
program for the senior high schools.
He is requesting that it be revised
Immediately. The regular review
period for the course is In June.
Evening star., 1942-09-24
Fairfax Schools Resume
3 Am. Opening Hour
Spe Dispatch to The Star.

0pcClAi AiSpAbCA W AuS Quar-
FAIRFAX, Va, Sept. 24.-Class
hours in the Fairfax County public
schools will revert back to the old
schedule, y am. to $40 pm, Mon
day, Super e1intendent of Schools Will
bert T. Woodson said today.
The change was authorized by the
County School Board yesterday.
after numerous complaints from
school patrons had been received,
protesting against the present class
hours from 10 am. to 4:20 pm.
The. new hours became effective
when schools opened September g.,
school officials being of the opinion
that 1t would work less hardship on
pupils living in rural areas, who,
under the wartime saving hours,
would be compelled to leave home
long before daylight, during the
winter months, to meet the school
buses
Mr.. Woodson said that the change
will remain effective until Thanks
giving, when the board will consider
. change again to the present hours,
as the hours OF daylight become
less.