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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15

Due to transportation difficultie;
and the urge to produce strategic wal
materials, especially during the sum-
mer months, members preferred that
the summer convention be called Off
D. M. Kelly, vice president Of the
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. In
charge Of western operations, had &C
cepted an invitation to be the banquet
speaker, but key washington officials
such as c. K. Leith, head mineral adj
visor of the WPB, and Charles B.
Henderson. chairman Of the RFC and
president of the Metals Reserve Co.,
had to cancel their acceptances due
to war work.
$50 far as is now known, the next
summer convention will be held at
Livingston" further stated Mr.. Stro-
jan.
Commenting on this, Carl J. Trauer-
man, Butte, secretary manager OF the
association, advised that the regular
legislative meeting Of the association
will be held at Helena in the early
part of 1943, and that convention will
probably be of two days duration with
a complimentary banquet to the legiS-
lative assembly members on the eve
ming of the second day. Election OF
officers and any business that would
probably have come before the Liv-
ingston convention will be consum-
mated at the Helena meeting.
Members who had room reservations
for the Livingston meeting are advised
to cancel same.
Mr.. Trauerman has just returned to
Butte after attending federal mine
taxation hearings before a senate sub
committee at Reno, New, Salt Lake
City, Utah, and Denver, Colo. Senator
Pat McCarran of Nevada was chair
man at these hearings and Senator
Abe Murdoch of Utah attended at
Reno and Salt Lake City. Over 100
operators attended each hearing and
many of them testified. Testimony
also was received from Governors
Carville of Nevada, Nav of Utah, and
Carr of Colorado. The testimony re-
ceived during the hearings were pre-
sented by Senator McCarran and his
subcommittee to the general taxation
committee of the senate beginning
Monday, Aug. 10.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15
SIUeH' Price Is
Unto 70 Cents

WASHINGTON = Treasury Officials
revealed that a boom in the value Of
silver had forced them to discard a
plan to make scent pieces out of a
$3.50 combination Of silver and
copper.
Because some jewellers now are pay
ing as high as 70 cents an ounce for
silver, the minis discovered that the
new coins might be worth more than
5 cents apiece, and people could melt
them down and sell the metal at a
profit.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15

Mosby emphasized that final ap-
proval of Missoula as the site Of the
laboratory has not been made but
said that the chances are good that
the institution will be located here
Final word will come from the Bureau
of Mines Some other northwest cities
are being considered as sites.
The secretary said that the labor
atory would not be abandoned after
the war but would be permanent. 1t
would be stated by about 100 mining
engineers.
Location of the laboratory here is
being urged because AiSsoula is within
200 miles of 80 percent of the mineral
and metals of the entire northwest,
Mosby said.
Six Counties Represented
Progress in other plans for develop
ing mining in western Montana, for
which the association was organized,
was reported at the meeting. Mine
owners of Ndissoula, RayaIi, Sanders,
Flathead, Granite and Lake counties
attended.
A resolution listing 10 suggestions
to benefit mine owners, especially
small operators, was passed and the
secretary instructed to send copies to
Montana's senators and representa-
tives in congress.
Critical Minerals
The resolution asked assistance for
small operators in producing the stra-
tegic and critical minerals needed in
war, asked that small operators be
allowed to ship less than carload lots
of ore, that the federal government
move quickly to build access roads to
mining properties, that duplication OF
administration in Washington be
eliminated and greater coordination
be substituted, thaa a strategic min
eral liaison unit be formed, that prt-
critics for materials be granted with
out delay, that greater attention be
given the production Of marginal or
low grade ores, that engineers be ap-
pointed by the government to examine
the western Montana mineral area,
that a mill be established particularly
for the reduction Of low grade ore
and that a mining authority be set
up in the west.
q. s. b. M. Man Speaks
John Hopkins of Helena, regional
director of the Bureau of Mines, adj
dressed the meeting on survey work
which is now being done on small
mining properties in western Montana.
H A. Calkins of the forest service
has had seven applications for con-
stg7action Of access roads and prelim-
mary surveys have been made on five
Of them.
Z. r. Martin, chief Of the Missoula
Of the public roads adj
told of the part Of the
pEaA 10 building access roads.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15
WAR AGENCIES
STUDY SHORTAGE
COPPER MINERS

WASHINGTON-A broad attack by
five top war agencies on the man
power shortage in the copper industry
was disclosed shortly after the ma
tional war labor board announced 1t
would consider wage and union shop
demands Of copper. lead and zinc
workers on an industrywide basis.
A WPB official said a five-agency
committee was celebrating a sweeping
but tentative plan to bring fresh labor
into the copper mines and prevent
present workers from deserving their
Jobs in favor Of shipyards and war
plants, where they can get higher pay.
One controversial phase Of the plan
before the committee is the proposed
gradual shutdown Of some 800 Of the
largest gold and silver mines, to di-
vert several thousand of their miners
into copper production, the official
said
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15
Funds Are Available
For Mininq Roads

Floyd Larson, a REPRESENTATIVE Of
the United States grazing service,
states that operators of strategic min
eral mines who lack suitable, roads for
transporting ores may apply to the
federal government for road construc-
ton funds.
Larson said $10,OOO,OOO has been al
located for the construction of such
roads in an effort to speed up the
flow of badly needed minerals into
war production.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15
ONE-THIRD OF FARM TRUCKS
10 YEARS OLD IN 1910

Nearly one-third of the 100000
trucks on American farms in 1910
were 10 or more years old, according
to the bureau of the census. Because
of war conditions the average age of
farm trucks now has increased greatly
since 1910.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15
CAVE WIPES OUT NINE

LEWISTOWN A survey Of the
damage to the United States Gypsum
Co. mine at Heath discloses that the
mine was almost wiped out by the
cave-in and a new mine must be
opened up. The mine has continued in
full operation from other portals.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15
Standard Silver
Quits Testing At
Brandon Mine

SHERIDAN, Neutrality-suspicious. Of
the Standard Silver-Lead Mining CO.
at the Buckeye mine in Brandon have
been suspended The company had
conducted exploration and develop
ment work on the property over a
period of nearly two years, employing
a small crew of men.
Arthur Dreyer, superintendent of
the operation, supervised the storing
OF the mine equipment He and his
family expect to leave the community
in the near future.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15
CLosING PROTEsTED

DENvER-Arbitrary shutting down
of gold and silver mines producing
fluxing metals, necessary in smelling
operations, ultimately would reduce
the output of war vital copper, Ed
ward Thornton, president Of the Colo
RADIO Metal Mining association, de-
clared recently.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15
COAL PRICE CHANGES
RECOMMENDED TO bed

recommendations for the first over
all revision of the minimum mine
price for the nations bituminous coal
have been filed with the bituminous
coal division. An increase of 80 cents
is recommended for Colorado, Arizona,
New Mexico and west central Texas:
an increase OF is cents for Montana.
and an increase Of 5 cents for Wyo-
ming, Utah and Idaho.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15
rnFRE,s on M uTAH

SALT LAKE CITY-Beliet that
Utah has vast subterranean oil re-
serves was expressed here by Herman
Stabler, chief of the conservation bu-
reau of the US.G.S. who is here to
lease 1900 acres Of potential oil land
in Grand county.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15
Annual Meeting of Miners
At Livingston IS Cancelled

conditions the Mining Association of Montana
Cancelled annual convention that to be held at
the association
who OF
with
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15

An ordnance plant which turns out
100000 pounds of war goods a day
must haul in and out 100000 pounds
Of materials or enough to fill 500
freight cars.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15
u. S. B. M. Laboratory May
Be Established at MissouIa

the mining
United States
Mine
Operators made the disclosure during meeting of As
rsnfth
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-08-15

Send in Contribution to the Badger
Evening star., 1942-01-06

infoematioa concerning Ill q theee
Win require AoufS And heurS q ~
on the paSt q the present laslnbess
a the Selective service system.
Other eitisenS ~ The hundfods q
Thousands Will b asked 70 tive IN
hour, : day. q nssre Il their tine.
Fortunately, NE Seleetive Aefviee
system has had more than / year
70 oeeAnii1e its aseneiee h sn q the
Nations eoGalnitlnities.
ThouSands II our citissns have
had IN opportunity 70 gain kn0wi-
edSe of the principles and the meth
ods Of the ssleetive service system.
Twenty thousand doctors and
10000 dentists have examined mil.
lions Of resistrants performing Z
noteworthy service, while at the
sAmH time they have acquired IN
invaluable experience in applying the
physical requirements Of the Army
Thousands Of the members Il the
American bar have gained knowl-
edge Of the duties ef the 0oveSn-
ment appeal Agent.
More than 80 900 Of our citisens,
- members Of local boards ana ap-
peal boards, have for more than Z
year operated the provisions Of the
Selective Training and Service Act.
In each local board Also. there are
one Or more local board clerks. They
have given loyal and intelligent ssrv.
Evening star., 1942-01-06

thees rsgdstrAnts required By the
land and naval forces.
1elective service viii continue TO
defer those individuals industry
must have TO produce the materials
necessary 70 equip our forces,
ground, ~ and Air.
Men will b deferred % insure
IN adequate supply of food. otu.
dents win continue their studies
when BY - doing they become
trained for professions In which
there u scarcity. Apprentices viii
continue 70 acquire skills, ,skills In
which there are shortages. Tho
man with actual dependents who
are supported by his earned income
will continue to b deferred. The
future Of this Nation depends upon
the family.
Ns0s Most ahirk.
There viii b enough man power
for al purposes provided that sve9y
man, woman and child does his
share.
There must not, dare not, b any
shirking Of duty. All must work.
There cannot b avenues BY which
men svads their responsibilities.
No profession, no skill, no oecu.
patton, no industry shau become
the refuge Of slackers.
There are serious problems Of diS.
(6ee FORUM, PsSS BID
Evening star., 1942-01-06

~ .anl ~ vsu sxpsriaassl h
their duties.
ne lAeMbess q tAs fsGislraats'
advisory boards, III medical "a.
visory boards and TIE fs-employ-
Dent eomnAitteesnen total well
ever 100000.
omseiy. without eompen1ataon
ether than TIE eatisfacttoa q pstri-
otie performance, al q theee tnAi-
viduAls have aeeepted the responsi-
bidtiSs q their duties.
1eAseagine Yastsss.
In each Of the States there y Z
selsetive service hsadauartefs headed
By the 0overnor and ably assisted
By the State director and his staff.
TIE support Of the Governors of
the several states has been one Of
the most outstanding and reassurjns
factors In the operation Of the
system.
The selective service system faces
lS42 and the added responsibilities
that Ne ahead. II 4 With faith, hope
and confidence that selective serv-
ice begins it, tasks In carrying out
the provisions Of the latest modif-
cations Of the Training and 6srv.
tee Act.
All Of the members Of the sslsctivs
service system are prepared 70 do
Whatever u necessary TO register, 70
elassify, to survey and to induct
Evening star., 1942-01-06

survey ~ naAs q ths sapasitiss q
this oSotW.
Tns Art sasp IA this procedure \
their reoisRatien. IAe-1nfo9MAt3en
required eoneefniAe this tf6up must
Be maintained current and must b
% decentrali1od - 70 make It
readily avAiloAl4 b agencies inter-
estsd IN the Alloeatint Il werktrs
70 joee. m Anal group 4 thooe
above u and lAas than %. THIS
group has . double nSniAeAnce.
This group u not liable for military
service. It viii b . group 4rom
which many q the volunteers for
induction win come.
% long - Snlistments are per-
naittsd. this group viii furnish many
Of thsm. This SrUup daily GENES
nearer their liability for service.
Their registration viii permit Z sur
vey and classification which will
permit their use By the armed forces
Whsn they become liable. II they are
needed.
Requires Registration Staf1.
1t will be necessary to register
several millions on At least two Of
these registration days. This Will
require the combined efforts Of all
Of the nsembers of the selective
service system and many hundred
Thousands Of volunteers who are
willing to Stve their time and their
efforts 70 insure IN efneient inven-
tofy Of otr man power.
The preSidsnt has issued Z procla-
nation calling for the registration
and he has requested the Governors
Of the several States and territories
TO aid In this registration. The
conditions prevailing In the several
communities are varied. For this
reason some discretion Is allowed to
the States In order to meet the local
conditions.
It - most important that the
registration b made without In any
way Interfering With production.
loc this reason the hOurs Of regis
trAtion win - su@cient to permit
al who Are required 10 register 70
Do - without losins any time from
their work.
10 aid IN the accomplishment Of
this purpose. registration viii b
permitted prior to Monday, yebfu.
ary 10.
It may b moro convenient for
many to register on Saturday, Sat-
urday night. q some time On Sunday
preceding the day Of registration.
The objective y b secure an ac.
eurats and . complete inventory Of
our man power within the Asea
called for registration without IN
terferinS with the Naton's produe-
ton for that day.
The days that lie ahead viii -
long enes-loz3 Will b . year o1
work. There win ~ 3 multitude Of
tasks fee these volunteer voekofs
vhe eomDese the great majority Of
the collective oofviee system. TAore
viii - demands fer additional
hslpoes.
Assasiss 0ryaalDsd. .
The task q registering e~se
3o0@,9 go. TIE latAeslnl & 1ee4ilel
Evening star., 1942-01-06

large enough to win this war. II
must be . force with . variety Of
skills, experieAces and capacities.
These can best be obtained from
q wide range Of ages. The greater
demand for men compels al Of u
to readjust our manner Of living.
Long hours Of labor, less physical
comforts and less transportation are
some Of the changes that will be
inevitable In our way Of life In total
war.
In . time when al must be con-
tent With less, the facts that were
reasons for deferment from mil
itary service before Pearl Hsrbor
may not b reasons today.
We shAll not lose perspective. w
shall not turn to extremes.
The fundamental principles Of ~
lecting and Of deferring men - ap-
p)ied heretofore are sound. The
changes are In the application Of
the principles and not In the prin-
ciples themselves.
Ssns Defefments - Continue.
Married men with dependents have
been deferred because It 10 to the
interest Of the Government to main
tain. II possible. the family -
basic social unit.
Married mSn with depsndents viii
continue to be deferred until the
need for men becomes much greater
than It u ct present.
There will Be closer attention given
to the manner In which the home
was estabNshed and when II VA
established.
Local boards will scrutini1e more
closely the actual dependency Of q
wife, especially when there = Nc
other dependent, and there oeems
to b Q question - to whether of
Evening star., 1942-01-06

with the normal life OF our Nation
is measured by the need for msn for
the several functions which con-
tribute directly to. the successful
prosecution Of the war.
The selective Training and eerv-
ice Act Is In the second year Of it,
operation. Originally 1t was . dual
purpose measure. It provided means
for the procurement of an Army
and at the same time 1t provided 4
method Of building up Z force Of
trained Reserves.
The number that could be trained
each year w&s limited. The period
Of service In the Reserves WAS rela-
lively long. Under these circum-
stances 1t would be expected that
high physical standards would be
required. Why train future Reserves
II they are not the best fitted? II
few could be trained, why should
time be spent on those beginning to
establish homes?
The considerations Of last year In.
dicated an unmarried, healthy
young man as the type especially
desired and which WAS available IN
quantities sufficient to meet the
need during the hrst year Of opera
ton.
Picture Suddenly Changed.
Since December Z the picture has
changed. The longtime training
objectives Of the selective service
law must, for the time being, give
way to the major demand for large
numbers Of men for IN Army-an
Army to use In the year or two, not
10 years In the future.
The sire Of this Army cannot b
determined a. Of today. There II
but one certain measure Of its size
q measure We all seeept. It must Be
Evening star., 1942-01-06

not the husband contSibuteo 1aego
than enoueh for his own guppRt,
Man have been deferred heeause
they wers Engaged IN activities ~
sential 70 national defense-oe na-
tional heabh. safety and interest.
Men win continue b - deferred
because they Ars essential, directly
or indirectly. % the Aeeompliahmont
Of things which bring victory.
There viii be no r1du6tien IN
vigilance 10 protect the production
Of industries engaged IN the supply
ing of our own armed foroos ana
those- Of our A1li1s.
The selective service system win
b mindful Of the need for food and
for men who know how to grow It.
At the SAme time the Seleetive
service system win expect industry
and agriculture to use to the maxi
mum individuals who do not possess
the capacities for service In the
armed forces.
Wsnsa y Substitute.
The seloctive service system viii
expect . gradual but constant sub
stitution Of women for men who Are
At to htht.
Some have been rejected for mill.
tary service because Of minor physd-
cal disabilities. These registrant1
represent / resource that cannot
be overlooked.
The standards suitable for the
production Of . 1o-yeAr NSlervist
Are obviously not these which should
apply to the men We need for our
armed forces in . total war effort,
which may well require in some ca
pacity the service Of every man and
woman in the Nation.
Legislation recently passed by the
Congress and signed by the Presi-
dent places . liability for service
in the land ana naval forces upon
males between the ages Of - and -
May Register 2e,ooe, ~.
II places q liability for registsatio
also upon those between the aees q
10 and 10 and %S and e6.
The firSt step In the appraisal Of
the individuals In any aSe group
y An inventory-A registration.
There are over 10000 900 indi-
viduah In the United States iabla
for registration under the oelee-
tive Training and Service Act ~
amended.
II u important that thess indi-
viduals b rsgistsred with . mini
mum Of delay. II u equally impor-
tant that they b registered In q
systematic and orderly manner.
The President has announced
February 10 as the date Of the third
registration under the Training and
Service Act, the Arst under the
amended law. On that date al
male persons resident Ia the United
Statae-vhoee date Of birth o.
cured not earlier than February
II, 1877, nor later than December
81, 1o7l, viii b required 70 reg
lister.
individuals within these Agel
who have previously registered need
not DO 20 again. This group viii
include many who are in the aSea
in which the rate Of defernsnt and
physical disqualification viii b
high.
There are Q limited number of
OLDER men hvo can serve without
Aepriving industry and agriculture
Of necessary skills, q q disturb
ing unduly other phases ef cur na-
tional ufs. 10 the extent that tAie
group can b ussl In The armed
forces, II should -.
fasks fer OI1se 0es1D.
There remain tvo other oFeupl
to b registered. one group y -
yond the military ~ Axel b the
law. Their contribution viii b IN
the ranks Of those who eoastituts
the II 70 - persons required "a
keep Z man squipped In the Asht-
ing forces. Il u mest essential that
an orderly, systs1natie and cary
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pDolD OlGlAsC5 $500

Sizes ere sppseximste
Uss orr $50 Deferred PsymsSt
Plss on home. .tsrsiShisss tsrtAs5ss
t} S2S Or msys-fks ssIy eklvSt il
for isesysst ct $50 per ssSs0 -
Issiisiss mosfkiy balances.
Nuts, blx1H FLooa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-25
How Time Flies

Reading small piece in The Democrat yesterday about Republican aldermen wanting to eliminate the office of Budget Director makes one smile. It was only a couple of short years ago that the most strenuous efforts were being made to create this office, so that the city could be assured of the most expert advice and aid in the preparation of budget, some thing that really couldn't be entrusted to the average layman, even one deemed worthy enough to serve on such civic body as the Board of Finance.
 We'll, without too much opposition Wa terbury got it's Budget Director and ap- parently the office has been handled ef- ficiently up to the time that the incum- bent saw fit to disagree with COP city of ficials on various matters. Now the of- flee is just so much dead-weight, accord ing to these COP officials and it's high time that it was eliminated. The reasons for the same should naturally be good and sufficient ones, not dictated by political expediency or policy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-25
Elevating the Judgeships

Connecticut has always been fortunate in the calibre of the men who have held the high office of judge of probate throughout the several districts of the state. It would seem then that it might be mistake for the Legislature to fool around with the idea of making these iudgeships appointive rather than cleo tive Efforts are already underway to have legislation placed before the General Assembly next spring changing the pres ent system and substituting a set-up whereby the judges would be named by the governor.
 The set-up, as presently conceived, would also call for terms of office approx mating those of members of the Superior Court-eight years. There would be fewer probate districts and there would be fixed salaries, presumably based on the amount of work entailed. Offly enough the pro- posal comes at time when 1t could be said that the incumbent judges of pro- bate throughout Connecticut have all been endorsed by their respective politi. cal parties and In many instances by op. posing ones, too. No office could be said to be further removed from politics than that of judge of probate.
 m Hartford Judge Russell z. Jonnston, a Republican who often Is endorsed py inc Democrats, stated recently that ne does not believe & probate iuaBo snoulo have to seek election to office every two reaEs They arc forced to conduct po-