The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-07-23
A week OF
THE WAR
a Brief Summary OF
News Hishlights
Of The Won

oS Cue COSC OF living
must be kept in Line, he said.
The one criterion that must be
Kept in mind is what it costs
the average family to live.
The war labor board an
nounced a formula for a ma
tional wage sterilization policy
designed to maintain workers
purchasing power at January
1941 levels. The board said "as
q general rule workers are en-
Titled to Is percent more wages
than they had on January /,
l94l, to meet the increases in
living costs from that date to
May. l, 1912. Workers who have
received an increase of IS per
cent or more during that period
Will not be entitled to raises
except in cases where their rates
will are Sub-standard and a
raise Is necessary to wipe out
inequalities"
The WLB ordered an increase
OF a cents a day, retroactive
to last February, for $4,000
little steel" workers. The union
had asked 81 a day increases.
The board ruling also provided
maintenance of union member
ship and a checkoff of union
dues. President Roosevelt, refer
ring to the boards little steel"
ruling, said the entire national
problem of wages is relative. In
production of an article like
steel an increase of S per cent
in the wages would not force
up the cost of living nearly as
much as a comparable increase,
Tor instance, in a canning fac
tory that produces food. he said.
LABOR SUPPLY
War manpower chairman Nc
Mutt reported approximately 12,-
100000 persons were working in
direct war employment on July
l, compared with 9,0OO,O 900 on
April /. He estimated 5000, 900
more will be added to the in
duStry forces during the last
SIX months of this year. Federal
works administrator Fleming
said the total U. s. employment
increased between May and
June by 100000 persons to S.
The House passed and sent
to the Senate a bill authorizing
the census bureau to issue birth
certificates based on its vital
statistics to persons unable to
obtain them through normal
channels. The 81, O0O, 900 persons
in the country whose births are
not recorded could obtain a GER
tificate upon making a sworn
application to a postmaster (or
his Subordinate), which would
be forwarded to the bureau to
be checked. After ratification of
the application a birth certifi-
cate would be issued so the per-
son could work in war produc-
hon plants and receive old age
pension benefits.
THE WAR FRONT
A communique from Cairo,
Egypt, reported Maj. Gen. Lewis
H. Brereton, formerly comman>
der of the U. S. army air forces
In India, Is now commander of
the u. S. air forces in the mid
die east. Gen. Brereton said Am
erlcan heavy bombers carried
out 81 tactical missions in SO
days with the loss of only three
U. S. planes. The navy an
nounced IS Japanese ships have
been sunk or damaged since
June 3 in Aleutian waters, and
at least seven enemy aircraft
have been destroyed. The navy
said u. S. casualties in that
theater to date are approx
mately "A military and naval
personnel killed, 40 wounded and
one civilian employee killed.
The navy reported damage
inflicted on the enemy during
the battle of Midway June 8
to June 6 included; approxi-
mately 1890 Japanese killed or
drowned as compared to U. S.
losses of 90 officers and 315 en-
listed men; 20 enemy ships
of all clasSifications sunk or
damaged; and an estimated 275
japanese aircraft destroyed. The
U. S. carrier Yorktown was put
out of action and the DESTROYER
Hammann was torpedoed and
sunk. Caribbean defense COM
mander Andrews said measures
for action against enemy sub
marines in this area apparently
are proving very effective" and
antiaircraft warning systems
are greatly improved in the Pa
mama Canal Zone. The navy an
nounced the sinking of 20 more
United Nations merchant YES
sells by enemy submarines.
RATIONING
The OPA announced that east
coast motorists in localities serv-
ed by SubwayS, elevated or Sill
burban railroads would be de-
MED supplementary gasoline RAJ
Glons unless they can establish
that such transportation facili-
ties are inadequate for their
needs. The new regulations
would apply to all motorists. in
cludlng those who help form Car
-shar1ng clubs. WPB chairman
Nelson said after July %. when