The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-08-13
SABOTAGE AND SUB
VERSIVE ACTIVITIES

VERSIVE ACTIVITIES
The White House announced
six of the eight Nazi saboteurS
landed in this country by sub
marine were executed in the
District of Columbia Jail August
8. The sentences of the other
two were committed by the
President to life and to 80 years
Imprisonment, because of their
assistance to the United States
in the apprehension and con-
viction of the Others" The first
ground support command in
New York City announced the
discovery by army filters of in
geniously contrIved markers.
aimed directly at eastern air
fields and airplane factories.
The markers, invisible from the
ground, were eradicated and the
danger to the war bases averted,
the announcement said. Proper
action was taken against the
persons who built the markers.
TRANSPORTATION
The WPB approved the pro-
posal of Henry J. Kaiser, ship
builder, to construct 500 70 ton
cargo-carrying planes, patterned
after the flying boat Mars"
built for the navy. The program
is contingent, however, upon
our being able to do it without
interfering with the present
combat plane program" WPB
Chairman Nelson said. Army
Air Forces Commander Arnold
said at present 81 per cent of
all army air forces multi-en-
gined plane production is being
devoted to transport planes, and
the program calls for this pro-
portion to be raised to 80 per
cent in 1943.
The office of defense trans
portation said approximately A.
900 1000 school children who ride
daily in 3 5000 school buses will
be affected by ODT's order to
reorganize all school bus ser
vices. The plan calls for stag
gered bus schedules and denies
bus service for students who
have less than two miles to walk
to and from school with GER
tain eXceptionS) and where ar
cas- are serviced by public car
rier routes.
RATIONNG
President Roosevelt set up a
three-man committee, headed
by Bernard M. Baruch, to study
the entire synthetic rubber pro-
gram. The president said the
committees finding will form a
basis for future action not only
with respect to synthetic rub
Der, but also such matters as
nationwide gas rationing and
motor transportation. The OPA
said it is planning a universal
ration book to be put into the
hands of every American, as
part of its machinery to handle
rationing of many commodities
which do not require rationing
at present. The office said ira
yelling statesmen will not be per-
mitted more than a B ration
book in addition to their A
books.
FARM LABOR SUPPLY
Agriculture Secretary Wickard
announced the Farm Security
Administration and the U. C..
employment service will recruit
additional workers for farmers
in areas where there are sea-
sonal shortages of labor. The
workers will be recruited only
after the farmer and the en-
ployment service have been I'M
able to obtain workers locally.
The workers must be paid the
prevailing wage, to be determ-
ined by the Farm Security adj
ministration, but in no case less
than 30 cents an hour: If the
workers come from a distance,
farmers must pay transporta-
ton costs up to 200 miles and
the FSA will pay for additional
mileage. The workers must be
properly housed and work guar
anteed for at least three-fourths
of the time they are in the area.
The Owl reported an ar
rangement has been concluded
between the U. S. and Mexico
making possible temporary mi
grafton of Mexican farm work.
ers into this country to help
combat the seasonal farm labor
shortage. especially in the
southwest.
ARMY
The army announced forma-
cherage at st. Xavier to adjoin
the principals teacherage. The
work on the latter was done by
John Svaren, Fred Waterman
and Bill Powers.
Russell Swaby has resigned as
janitor and engineer at st. KAY
Ter. and left Sunday for Boise,
Idaho.
Maxine Baker Custer, clerk OF
District 17-H will return soon
from her vacation. Mrs. Skeie
has been acting as clerk in her
absence.