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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20
Shortage Of Farm Labor
Caused by War Demands
Wages az Per Cent Above 1941; Ray Of
Hope Seen in Release of Workers
From Construction Jobs.
By BAUKHAGE
Ne.os AnaIys. and Commentator.

WNU Service, 1343 n Street, NV,
Washington, D. C.
While Mr.. McNutt's man-power
commission is considering the draft
of a new bill for mobilizing the
workers and the students and even
the employers of the nation, the
farmer is scratching his chin and
wondering just where he will fit into
the picture.
Farm labOrers, of course. will
be registered along with the
rest, but will that cure the farm
er's headaches?
Today the farm labor problem is
full of superlatives and paradoxes.
In the first place the unfulflled de-
mand for farm labor reported for
July was the largest in history, So
per cent of the total demand. In
other words for every 100 hands
needed, there were only AZ avail
able.
That doesn't mean less people
were Working-as a matter of fact
in spite Of the shortage the number
of people working on the farms has
increased--there were l2,009,0 as
of July /. This seeming paradox
merely means that more members
of the farmers family are working,
more women, high school boys and
girls and many older men who had
retired. Older men who did a few
hours light work day. mending
fences and odd jobs. are now work.
ing full time.
OF course the shortage of farm la.
Dor is due to the fact that the war
and the war industries have abb
sorbed so many people. And this
competition has skyrocketed farm
wages They are the highest in %
years. They are AZ per cent above
the wages Of year ago. The aver
age cay wage rate is the highest
since 1920. II is $2.45 and ranges
allythe way fir m 81 is paid in South
Carolina to Si.85 paid in the state
of Washington You can get some
idea why. the farmers are fighting
for parity prices when you learn
that the ratio of prices received to
wage rates is rs tthe figure 100
standing for the ratio in the parity
years. 1910 to 1914 that ratio stood
at 80 last year since when ii has
dropped . points.
asked memter OF the depart
ment of agriculture if tat wasn't
an argument in favor of the farm
bloc fight in con "a ess to keep prices
up. He rer thu = thou ght II
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20

numDe.. Vi peCL has been
achieved to some degree in the case
of the war industries where the fed
eral government provided or helped
to provide adequate housing for new
industrial communities which have
suddenly mushroomed into exist
ence
There is just one ray of light
on the farm labor problem and
that is this: Although we expect
that there will be still greater
demand for farm help next year,
it is possible that some of it can
be recruited from construction
workers with farm experience.
1t is believed that many of the
plants and other buildings which
had to be constructed to meet
the war needs will be fairly well
completed by next year. This
may release a number of work
erS.
OF course, the manpower mobili-
cation bill will be very valuable in
one respect. 1t will enable the man.
power commissioner to flip a card
and find out exactly what anyone
who can do anything can do, what
he is doing now. and where he is.
The mere registration of people
has a helpful effect, too. l know a
former farmer who is now working
in an office. He was one of the re-
cent registrants in the 10 to IS group
nearer IS than Is. He said to me,
When filled that card out and put
down SO years experience on a farm,
thought to myself, well, here
am, Uncle Sam knows how to locate
me and old as I am. think I could
still swing a pitchfork if they need
me-"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20
A Good Word
For Mr.. r. Riedel

In these days when wastefulness
In Washington is the theme of many
letter. there is one government
employee who probably has known
personally more senators intimately
than most Westinghouse and who
hasn't had a pay raise in IA years!
And according to most of my col
leagues he has more than deserved
raise.
He is bubbling young man in his
early thirties whose job is press re-
lations officer for the United States
senators. And his functions are
muitifold. He labors in the service,
not only of senators but also of
neN per I" radio reporters and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20

Pack trains in mountainous Sec
tors are often necessary and here
the mule, slow but sure-footed. plays
an important role. Our Army buys
thousands of mules paying from SITS
to $3.50 for each. The mule eats
less, carries more, and some de-
clare is smarter than the horse.
Your purchase of War Bonds and
Stamps helps pay for these Army
Mules. Invest at least ten percent
of your income in War Bonds every
pay Gay. IT, S. Treasury Department
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20

characterization meetings for peo-
pie OF japanese descent in Hawaii
were recently held by the extension
service with an attendance of 8O7
persons.
If a bomber is flying 200 MPH
at 10000 feet, 5O0-pound bomb will
land more than mile and a quar-
ter ahead of the point where it was
released.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20
AIR OFFENSIVE

Maj.-Gen. Carl Spaatz, Conan
der of Army Air Forces in Europe,
says that his force has developed
ahead of schedule and would soon
join fully in the aerial offensive
against Germany. He insists that
American Air Force and the Royal
Air Force have fully collaborated
and that the British have been
helpful to his command.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20

The Library of Congress has as
sembled an exhibit of materials pub
'ished in ga of the Ill printed Ian
guages of the Union of Soviet So
cialist Republics.
Mcrs than $4,000 women are now
empieyed in productive capacities in
the aircraft manufacturing industry
as compared with only 1000 nine
NOR nc ar
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20
Local Problem

Local. FrOOteTn
One reason why a general mobili-
cation of labor is not of much help
to the farmer is because the farm
labor problem is largely a local
one. In normal times the farmer
usually knows the man he wants and
can call him up on the telephone
and be pretty sure. he will come for
the few days he will be needed at
the peak season. Many of these
men now. of course, are off working
in an armament factory. or have
been drafted.
In the totalitarian Countries the
authorities Just take anybody they
want by the scruff of the neck and
send him off anywhere they want
him to go.
The United States is not yet ready
to brett IN families. or to move
nom" ri large
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20
Predicts A War-less World

The other day prominent preacher in another
State predicted waress world after the present war
is We hope the brother knows what he is talking
about.
Unfortunately, the world contains powerful peo-
PIES organized into aggressive nations that harbor
such ideal They glorify and the warrior and
fighting.
If there is to be waress world after the present
struggle it will have to stand upon the basis of law
and order erected by the United Nations and upheld
by the power of their striking arms.
Of course, peace could to the world if the
aggressive peoples to adopt pacism end of
life, in much the same manner that the democracies
went astray after the first World War There is little
chance of peace through the regeneration of the peoples
of the aggressive powers for several generations to
come, if at all.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20
Lesson for August %

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
lected and copyrighted by international
Council of Religious Education: used by
permission.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20
JACOBS VISION OF GOD

LESSON TEXT-Genesis %: 1922.
GOLDEN TEXT am with thee. and
will keep thee in all places whitherso-
ever thou goest.-Genesis 28:15.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20

What is the of teaching grammar-school chill
dren how to read when we have many old people
who know how and never read?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20

People who want imitation ought to read the news
papers of 1921 just in they don't happen to
member what happened.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20

was an argument against war and
high prices in general.
Well, there is the farmers
problem: although he pays al
most double what he paid in tie
good old parity years l91O-1914,
he still can get only So per cent
of the labor he needs.
Now comes the government ready
to mobilize so million labor units.
That includes men, women and
younger folks, with the purpose
eventually of having the government
assign each available person to the
special job in the war effort for
which he is capable.
But the farmer has peculiar diff.
culties. He may need a lot of help
for say two days putting up his hay.
and then things are pretty slack I'm.
til the wheat comes along. Either
he viii have to provide for the sup
port of the extra help between
times, or depend on the "Oakies.
the migrant labor whose trials and
tribulations we've heard so much
about. An example Of this came up
recently when it was suggested that
Mexican labor be brought into this
country. That is a problem in the
state departments bailiwick. 1t was
pointed out that it would not be pos
sible to pay the Mexicans for only
the work actually done because as
aliens they could not be permitted
to enter the country if they were al
lowed to become public charges.
Therefore they would probably have
to be guaranteed weekly or even
monthly wage rate
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-08-20
Improved O SUNDAY
Uniform c-rroAr
: LESSON =

BY HAROLD l.. LUNDQUIST. d. d.
tReleased by Western Newspaper Union.l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
Auto Seruices-Accessoriss
Tnes----Used
Motorcycles and Bicycles

INDIAN motorcycle. 1890 Sport Scout
10000 miles. excellent tires. 1887
Orleans
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17

WANT motorcycles or equities. Casn wait
inK T.dw kehue Co. 1924 Grand River.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-17
qIOO GRATIOT

FoRD-ls3Y fordor trk. sedan: a H,us
honey; only 1929; easy terms. 4787
Woodward
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
SIDE KIDS
 IN PICTURE NOW
 AT 2OTH CENTURY
'Bowery BIitzkrieg" Stars Leo Corey, Bobby
 Jordan, Huntz Hall

Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan and Huntz Hall are featured with the East Side Kids" in Monographs "Bowery Blitzkrieg," which is now showing at the goth Century The atre. Others in the cast include Warren Hull, Charlotte Henry, Jack Mulhall and Boby Stone. Wallace Fox directed for producer Sam Katzman.
 Because Monk Martin, small-time gangster, knows that Mugs Mc- Ginnis, his hated enemy, will be sent to reform school if he is in- volved in another fight, he deliber- ately provokes a battle between Mugs and another east side kid, Danny Breslin. During the fight, Monk calls the police, who catch Muggs. Danny makes his escape and starts series of petty hold ups with Monk as his partner. Po- liceman Tom Brady, engaged to Danny's sister. takes an interest in Muggs because of his boxing prow- ess and has him paroled. Because somebody had shown some faith in him, Muggs determines to make good and trains hard for the Gold en Gloves bouts in which he is to represent the police department. Slats, fly-by night fight promoter, ties in with some gamblers and offers Muggs 5000 to lose the fight but Muggs refuses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
HOSPITAL NOTES

Prvt Raborne Price, surgical pa- tient of St. Ann's Hospital, has oeen discharged.
 Mrs. Jack Frazier and infant son have gone home from St. Ann's Hospital
 Sgt. Frank Wilson is under medi- cal care at St. Ann's Hospital.
 Mrs. Charles Swan has entered St. Ann's Hospital for medical treat ment.
 Baby Dennis Gray of Hoonah has entered St. Anns Hospital for medical care.
 Master Michael Wade has entered St. Ann's Hospital for an appen- dectomy.
 Placido Martinez of Plus x Mis- sion of Skagway. has entered St. Ann's Hospital for treatment.
 Charles Metz has entered St. Ann's Hospital for surgery.
 Mrs. Ed Brekkus became the mother of son yesterday in St Anh's Hospital The baby boy weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces.
 Isadore Madredio has entered the Government Hospital for medical care, from Funter Bay
 Marie Peters became the mother of daughter in the Government Hospital Saturday night
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
JUNEAU MAN IN APPARENT
 SUICIDE HERE
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Continued from Page One) tight around the neck.
 Officers at first believed that someone had murdered Siermala, locked the door by reaching in through the broken window, and left trail of blood on the railing in leaving.
 Cause of Death
 Dr. W. w. Council, who exam ined the body found numerous cuts and bruises on the head, made by the ax. But the skull had not been fractured. Death, he found, was caused by strangulation.
 The broken window was explained along with the blood on the rail- ing outside when Sam Spencer, Karl Johansen and Tony Slavon- iav reported seeing Siermala break the window out with the heel of his hand on Saturday, early in the morning, and cut his hand He then went outside and talked to the men, getting blood on the hand rail.
 spencer said he asked Siermala why he broke the window and he replied that the door was locked. Spencer said he tried the doc. and it was open. Siermala had climbed out through the window then. clad in his underwear.
 Believe Suicide
 Officers are still Investigating but are inclined to believe that Sier- mala took his own life by tying the fish line to the foot of the bed and strangling himself after efforts to kill himself with the aX failed.
 Coroner Felix Gray said that an inquest will be held tomorrow morning.
 The body has beer taken to the Charles w. Carter Mortuary. Sier- mala is survived by a sister Mrs. Viktor Laine, of Oakville, Wash ington. He was born in Kalajoki, Finland.
 Until recently he had been an employee of the Taku Cannery and had earned more than $500 during the season. He had a little more than dollar in change on his person when found and was reported to have deposited $40 more with friend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
(OMpROMISE
 REJECTED ON
 FARM PRICES
Senators Hold Out for Ad- minisfration Wishes on
 Anti-InfIati0n

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-Farm State senators have offered a com promise in their demands for high CT farm prices in the anti-inflation bill, but administration leaders flatly rejected it, Senator P. M Brown of Michigan said today.
 He said he and other admins tration leaders turned down the proposal offered by the Senate Ag- ricultural subcommittee.
 Brown contended it introduced cost of production" factors into the fixing of agricultural prices Brown announces that the admin istration planned to permit the original proposal by Senators Elmer Thomas and Carl Hatch to come to vote, then attempt to substi- tute an administration compromise at the offer of administration lead CT Alben Barkley.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
LUMBERMEN OF
 S.E. ALASkA
 CONFER FRIDAY

Unanimous action was taken to have Alaska included as a critical area under the Man Power Sta bilization act, together with twelve Western States, as the result of a conference held here by Elden Daly, President of the Ketchikan Lumber Company, Thomas A. Morgan, President of the Columbia Lumber Company and George Schmidt, sales manager of the Juneau Lum- Der Company last Friday.
 This act is administered by the War Manpower Commission of which Paul V. McNutt is Chairman and is for the purpose of checking manpower losses which have re- duced production on necessary ma- terials.
 In addition to this important step, other matters of interest to the lumber industry in Southeast Alaska were discussed by the lum- bermen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
HUNTERS MISTAKE MEANS MEAT TURNED
 OVER TO CHARITY

Because Juneau hunter also was a good sportsman, a local char itable institution has venison on the table today.
 The hunter, whose name is omit ted for obvious reasons, thought he saw fine sbuck in the fog on a hunting trip yesterday. He dropped a doe. He packed the animal down and brought it to Juneau where he turned it over to the Alaska Game Commission.
 Executive Director Frank Du- fresne urges all hunters who shoot does by mistake not to leave the animals in the brush but to bring them in so that the meat may be put to good purpose. The game commission will not prosecute in the case of an honest mistake.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
'OpERETTA SHOW NOW 0NCApIT0I
 BILL IN JUNEAU
Nelson Eddy, Rise Stevens, Stars of Chocolate
 Soldier"

A brilliant singing star made her debut as a motion picture star yes terday at the Capitol Theatre in Metro Goldwyn- Mayors "The Cho- colate Soldier" and the result Is something to talk about. She IS Rise Stevens, Metropolitan opera star, who appears opposite Nelson Eddy.
 Glamorous, and blessed with a voice seldom heard on the screen. Miss Stevens merges as a, captivat- ing personality who not only can sing but can act as well.
 The story casts Eddy and Miss Stevens as the musical comedy toasts of Vienna, whose harum- scarum marital life is caused by Eddy's pathological jealousy of his wife. Reaching an unbearable point in their lives together, Eddy mas querades as a Russian singer and sets out to make love to his own wife as his own rival
 Miss Stevens rich voice is heard in such selections as Gypsy Cafe, 7 The Trout and an aria from the original French version of Car men, Eddy's solos include While My Lady Sleeps" and Song of the Flea" while the stars together sing My Hero" Evening Star" Seek the Spy" "The Presentation, "Cho- colate Soldier" and the finale.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
MEN WANTED,
 COAST GUARD

Announcement was made today by Lieut.. Warren M. Caro-, United States Coast Guard, Captain of Port of Juneau, that able-bodied men are being sought for active service with the rapidly expanding Coast Guard organization.
 Males between the ages of IT and 35 are eligible for enlistment.
 Lieut.. Caro- states that all inter- ested applicants should write di- rectly to the United States Coast Guard Recruiting Officer at Ket- chikan, Alaska, stating their edu- cational background and previous experience. Applicants may be giv- en their physical examination in Juneau and if they meet the phy- sical requirements, may proceed to Ketchikan at their own expense for enrolment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
VOLUNTARY
 CENSORSHIP
 IS WORKING
Byron Price Compliments Newspapers; Explains
 Reasons for Secrecy

HOT SPRINGS. Ark, Sept. 28.- Ccmplimenting American news papers on striking a balance in handling war news within the lim- itations of the censorship code, " Byron Price, Director of Censorship, today urged them to explain to the public why some information has been withheld.
 The American people cannot be expected to fight the war in a vacuum" he said in an address to a convention of the Southern News paper Publishers Association
 Neither should they nor will they when properly advised - see in print any disclosure which would endanger the life of a son or brother"
 Summarizing nine months of ex- perience in voluntary censorship, Price said that some Americans felt the system lis a feeble and futile method" while the large body of public opinion held that more in- formation, not less, should appear in print.
 He pointed out that the basic consideration behind censorship is that none of us shall provide the enemy, by design or inadvertence information to help him kill Am ericanS."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
MR., MRS. TOM GEORGE
 BACK FROM VACATION ATT BARAN0F ISLAND RESORT

For a real vacation, MT. and Mrs. Tom George recommend Warm Springs Bay.
 The Georges returned Sunday from month at the beautiful Bar anof Island resort spot. They found plenty of fish, ducks and geese and had a good rest.
 On their trip to Warm Springs they were accompanied by their son, Tom, Jr, who returned in time to enter school.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
CURTAINS MADE
 FOR ARMY POST

Curtains for 21 windows in the mess hall at the Army Post were completed Friday as a group of 70 m e Il met in the Governors House to sew.
 The curtains were sent out that afternoon to the Army Post to be put up in the windows of the mess hall. The American Women's Voluntary Services, with the coop eration of the Red Shield sewing group, sponsored the making of the curtains and donated the materials.
 The sewing began Friday morn ing and the curtains were finished by about 3 o'clock that afternoon, Mrs. Ernest Gruening said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
A. E. GENTHNER RETURNS
 FROM JOB AT KODIAK

After seven months at Kodiak, A. E. Genthner returned on re- cent steamer to his home in Ju- neau.
 Genthner, who was an electrician on construction work at Kodiak, joins here his wife and small son, Richard, who is happy to see his father back in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
HEAVY RAIDS
 MADE BY US.
 IN 50L0k0N5

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-The Navy announced late today that American Navy and Marine Corps fliers in the Solomon Islands have destroyed 42 enemy aircraft and damaged three others without los ing single plane.
 They also damaged four enemy ships, one of which was probably sunk. the communique says. These scores are for actions from Sep- tember g to date.
 Last Saturdays third communi- que said: Heavy American bomb- CTS in force are attacking enemy ships near Shorthand Islands. They have set fire to Jap cruisers and large transport, the latter listed are probably sunk. Six enemy sea- planes were shot down and a sev- enth damaged in operation.
 Empire Classifieds PayI
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
ENEMY CALLS BEST TROOPS
 INTO BATTLE
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Continued from Page One) corners. Barricades have be n thrown up on many of the corners.
 Dispatches from Russia said the Reds are holding their own against air-borne forces which are trying to swamp defense positions.
 The Pravda correspondent caught the picture of Stalingrad in one dramatic sentence He wrote:
 The whole city is in convulsions from incessant explosions of bombs and shells"
 Importance Grows
 Meanwhile, the defense of the river city is becoming more than ever pivot in Allied strategy, and offers heroic parallel to the de- fense of Leningrad where for more than year the German siege forces were held off and actually rolled back from time to time in various places by the northern Red army.
 It is significant also today that German propaganda is restrained about Stalingrad and is keyed chiefly to claims that three trans- ports were destroyed and sunk by U-boats in attacks on troop and supply convoy enroute from the United States to England.
 There is no confirmation of such a claim. Nazi boasts of this sort have been shown repeatedly as exaggerated.
 But it is Germany's first claim of success against troop-bearing conveys.
 Claim Three Sunk
 The Nazis said that the ships destroyed include a 19,000-ton yes sel, one of 17,000 tons, and third of 11,000 tons Two other ships in the convoy were damaged by tor pedoes, the communique said. re- porting at the same time that sub- marine sinkings in other parts oi the Atlantic numbered II.
 The Allies are waiting to heal what the Nazi High Command has to say about Stalingrad-and SC are the German people.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
ALASKA COASTAL
 MAKES FLIGHTS
 TO SITkA TODAY

Passengers for Sitka with Alaska Coastal Airlines today were William Armstrong, Sue Armstrong, E. w. Littlefield, Mrs. E. w. Littlefield, N. A. McEachran, Gladys Knight, Harvey R. Swan, F. M. Buchanan and J. w. Gerwels.
 On the first return flight those arriving here from Sitka were Grant Logan, H. R. Blood, James E. Brooke and Stanley Zuern.