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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-07-24
RESOLUTIONS

By South Valley Co. Farmers Union:
Whereas, 1t is becoming apparent
from the best information that we
have, that our cooperative associa
lions are being asked and will be
asked more frequently in the neal
future, just what part they are taking
in our war effort; and
Whereas, We, the patrons and
stockholders of these associations
want out associations to take advan
tage of every opportunity to aid our
government in the total war effort.
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, by the
members of this convention assem-
bled this oath day of June:
1. That every cooperative assoca
ton and stakeholder of same in South
Valley county be urged to take adj
vantage of every opportunity that
presents itself to take part in the
total war effort.
g. That each association manager
be asked to make report to the
secretary of South Valley County
Farmers Union, of all the activities
in the total war effort by their asso-
Citations, such as the collection of
scrap iron, rubber, sale of bonds, pur-
chase of bonds, etc.
g. That the county secretary make
a record of these reports and keep
them with other South Valley County
Farmers Union papers and records for
future reference.
4. That patrons and stockholders of
cooperative association be urged to
help their association by delivering
their scrap iron and rubber to their
associations if possible, and purchase
bonds through our Credit Unions, who
have bonds for sale.
Whereas, The farm labor situation
is becoming increasingly acute; and
Whereas, The uninterrupted pro-
duction of food commodities is deemed
vital by our government to the total
war effort; and
Whereas, The local draft boards are
following a policy of drafting farm
labor for military service to the ex-
tent that production of food commodi-
ties as part of the war effort is en-
dangered;
We, the members of South Valley
County Farmers Union, in convention
assembled this oath day of June, ask
and urge that the local draft boards
give greater consideration to this
need
Whereas, The North West Cooper
alive Society of Williston was organ
lied for educational and mutually
helpful purposes;
We, the members of South Valley
County Farmers Union in convention
assembled this oath day of June, re-
solve that the stockholders of the
cooperative business institutions urge
their board members in the interest
OF the co-operatives to become mem
bers of this association.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-07-24
Would Equalize Education


The senate committe on education
and labor last week reported out fav-
orably a bill introduced by Utah's
Senator Thomas which would provide
for an appropriation of 100000, 900
to equalize educational opportunities
in the various states and territories.
The BILL if passed, would distribute
the money on the basis of need and
merit.
In some states and territories which
are too poor to pay decent salaries
to teachers, a critical situation has
been developing due to teachers leav-
ing to take up more remGnerative
jobs Public education, as a result,
has suffered, with some schools even
closing down.
The principal use of the funds
would be to raise the salaries of un-
derpaid teachers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-07-24
Trespassing-
Continued from Page one)

ht.t Ot'Nt
of the four ceiling limitations on agri-
cultural products. They got that too.
THOUGH NOBODY BELIEVED
THAT PRICE ADMINISTRATOR
LEON LENDERS COULD MAKE
PRICE CONTROL FUNCTION WITH
ALL THE ABOVE CONCESSIONS,
HE HAS THUS FAR SOMEHOW
MADE 1T WORK.
Yet, when OPA came before con-
gress for administrative funds, not
only did the farm bloc do everything
in it's power to hack appropriations
to pieces, but it attempted to put over
amendments that, in effect, would
completely cripple price control. Their
position was so raw, that public opin-
ion forced them to recede.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-07-24

DEMAND THE UNION LABEL!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-07-24
Wasted Manpower

Wasted ManpoWer
Under the consideration by Adm
McNutt of the war manpower commls-
sion is plan submitted by Rep. Voor-
his, California, to utilize millions of
the physically handicapped persons in
order to alleviate the manpower short
age in both industry and agriculture
1t is estimated that about half of
the 20 million physically handicapped
people can be usefully employed. They
are not being employed because of
the risks involved by employers un-
der the various state compensation
laws. Voorhis suggests that these
laws be relaxed, with the government
taking over responsibility for the
group.
Adjusting of old age pension laws,
which would permit pensioners to do
certain work without loss OF their
pensions, also is proposed by Voorhis.
Most state laws disallow any earnings
over and above the niggardly sums
they now receive.
According to Ben Marsh of the
Peoples Lobby, one-tenth of the farms
in this country in 1929 got Al percent
of the farm income; in 1889 they got
4S percent of the national farm in
come, and in 1941 they got Dearly
half He secured these figures from
the department o. agriculture.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-07-24
PegIer Weeps


Westbrook Pegler, who hits new
low in gutter journalism with each
succeeding column known by the mis-
leading title of Fair Enough" says
that business, not labor and the "ob-
scure engineer and chemist" de-
serves the big hand for the fact that
our fighting men "have a chance for
their lives in this war"
Pegler takes out his already soiled
handkerchief (union made) and goes
on a wailing spree for the way the
poor big executives" have been
treated the past eight years. And the
bad people who "dood it, are the
"seedy little hecklers from Union
Square, the left wing of the campus
who were turned loose to nag and
harass him (the big eXecutive), the
snoops and gossips and catchpolls
from various bureaus"
We could almost take out our own
handkerchief and weep with him were
it not for the stories that had APP
peared in the Capitalist press" that
creases in salaries of these "misun-
derstood executives" the sitdown of
business until assured of gigantic
profits; the refusal of the automobile
industry to convert to war purposes
until compelled to do SO by the gov
ernment; the failure of the dollar-a-
year boys to show any stuff; Alcoa,
ETC., etc, etc.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-12

of the two labor organizations.
The CLIO War Relief Committee
and the AFL United Nations Relief
Committee will suspend collection
of funds for other agencies during
the months of March and April to
concentrate on meeting labor's
share OF aid 10 the Red Cross. Sign
ing the agreement for CLIO were
Irving Abramson and Monroe
Sweetland, War Relief Committee
chairman and director, respectively.
Speaking for the millions Of CLIO
members, l know organized labor
will do everything it possibly can
to help the American Red Cross
carry on its essential services to
our armed forces, as we'll as on the
civilian 'front.'" Abramson declared.
1.-THE signing Of these agreements
by the ALL and the CLIO Is one
more proof of the common de-
termination Of both organizations
10 work together for victory"
Guy Emerson, vice-chairman Of
the Red Cross War Fund, said the
Red Cross lis tremendously graft
fed at this additional mark Of close
cooperation of organized labor In
the war effort"
The agreement provides that
labor contributions will be made
directly to the Red Cross chapter
in each community.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-12
Go Heads Aid
Soviet Amify

New York, Oct. 1O-CIO Pres.
Philip Murray has joined the spon-
sors committee OF the Congress Of
American-Soviet Friendship, TO be
held Nov. 7-9, II was announced
here.
The Congress will bring a num-
Der Of trade union speakers and
delegates TO the meeting in New
York, which will deal with trade
union relations between unions in
the USSR and the USA, il was
said.
Other CLIO leaders who have
joined the committee include JOS
eph Curran, president of the NMU
and a vice-president of the CLIO;
Sherman II. Dalrymple, head of the
Rubber Workers and also a CLIO
vice-president; Reid Robinson, pres
ident of the Mine, Mill and Smelter
Workers and a CLIO vice-president;
John Green, president of the Ma
rine and Shipbuilding Workers; 0.
A. Knight, president of the Oil
Workers, and r. j. Thomas, head
Of the UAW-C1O and Clio vice.
president.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-12

policy OF the Sterilization Director.
An accompanying order also put
into effect all wage rate increases
by the Board prior
TO October 3.
APPEAL TO UNIONS
Davis appealed to unions and
employers throughout the nation
10 withhold queries until the
Board has time 10 work out detailed
procedure for its vastly-increased
jurisdiction.
I'VE will issue these rules and
regulations rs promptly as we
can." he said, adding that they
will he In "such form that there
will be = minimum Of misinter-
probation, Misunderstanding and
confusion"
The WLB head respectfully" re-
quested employers and unions mot
to write, wire or telegraph Wash
ington with specific inquiries for
few weeks, and not TO do so then
until they have tapped all author
itative sources of information"
For the benefit Of any employ
ers who may try to stall of ne
gotiations with unions, the
Board reminded the public that
the Executive Order clearly sets
forth the "policy Of the Federal
Government to encourage
free collective bargaining be-
tween employers and employees Is
reaffirmed and continued"
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-12
u. S. Plants TO Give
Time for Votinq

Washington, Oct. 10 (FP) -
Workers In plants controlled by
the armed forces will be given
time TO vote on election day, Rob-
ert Patterson and James Forrestal,
undersecretaries of war and navy,
announced this week.
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-12
Murray on Price,
Wage Board; WLB
Keeps Steel Formula
BY HENRY C. FLEISHER

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O-Government wage and price sta
blzaion officials moving half week
following President Roosvels appoint
nent former Supreme Court Justice
rector Economic Sterilization supervise price CONTROL
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-12
Red Cross, Labor
Agree On Plans
For War Fund Drive

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10-An agreement pledging CIO and
support the Red 1943 War Fund campaign
spring has been signed by the relief agency and
The CIO news. (Cumberland, Md.) 1942-????, 1942-10-12

One OF Byrne's first actions was
TO name Clio President Philip MUIR
ray and AFL President William
Green labor members Of the Stab
ilization Advisory Board created by
FDR. Farm representative are
James Patten Of the Farmers Union
and Edward O'Neal, highly-conserv-
alive representative Of the Farm
Bureau Federation. Industrial
spokesman are Eric Johnston,
Chamber Of Commerce head. who
has worked closely with O'Neal In
recent months; and Ralph E. Flan-
ders, head OF Jones & Lamson, a
Vermont machine tool corporation.
STUDY $4,000 LIMIT
Meanwhile Byrnes directed the
Treasury Department TO study
methods Of limiting net salary in
comes 10 $4,000 a year. The execu-
tive order gave Byrnes power to
regulate such incomes, but left TO
him the devices under which the
regulation will be handled.
The Presidents order also froze
salaries over $1,000. but it appeared
that salaries under that figure may
be. temporarily at least, in a no.
mans land, since Byrnes has no
jurisdiction over them and the War
Labor Board has declined TO touch
them without explicit instructions
from the White House.
WLB STUDIES POLICY
The War Labor Board, under the
grant of authority from the Presi-
dent to stabilize wage rates at the
September IS level, met for a series
of policy discussions.
Chairman William II. Davis
told reporters the WLB cOnsid-
cred the Presidents Order as
directing the Board to go ahead
on the course II has been follow
ing" That, he said. meant con-
tinuance of the Little Steel for
mula, which authorizes Is per
cent increases to account for the
rise In living costs between JAN
uary /, 1871, and May Is. 1912.
The order also gave the Board
general supervision of all collective
bargaining in the country, both In
war and civilian industries. and in
voluntary wage agreements nego-
tiated without assistance from any
government agency.
In one of its first actions the
WLB gave a blanket approval TO
all such increases worked out before
October 3, though reserving the
right TO order discontinuance of
any such pay boost which it may
be found to be inconsistent with the
Evening star., 1942-09-27

consisting of an employe represen-
tative and supervisory officer from
an agency other than that involved
will sit on each appeal, and their
findings will be submitted to the
legal advisor of the commissioner
in Washington-of one of the re-
, gional directors, If the case Is in
the field. These Intermediates will
make recommendations to the COM
mission, whose decision Is final.
Move to Halt designations.
In this same connection. the COM
mission announced that steps were
being taken to end the wholesale
designations from the Government
by creating special unit to inter-
view employees who are leaving, with
| view to retaining their services by
allowing transfers.
The revamped prlorities classifi-
cation of the agencies continues the
five groupings set up when the vari-
GUS units first were rated in rela-
ton to their place in the war effort
several months ago.
Glass l now is as follows:
Agriculture: Washington and Sail
Lake City aerial photography lab
oratories military work. of thu
AAA; Army mapping activities anc
emergency rubber project, Forest
Service; sCartographic Division, Sol
Conservation Service.
Commerce: Divisions of Charts
Coastal Surveys, Geodesy, Coast ane
Geodetic Survey.
Interior: Petroleum and solic
Evening star., 1942-09-27

fuels co-ordinator; Topographic
Branch and Division Of Engraving
and Printing. Bureau Of Mines.
Justice: FB1.
Navy talD.
Treasury: Lease-lend activities.
Other Rexroupings.
War: Departmental and military
activities, Alaska Communication
System, Inter-American Defense
Board, and United States Lake
Survey and mapping sections-Lit-
tie Rock, Atlanta and Los Angeles
districts-corps Of engineers.
Executive once of the President:
White House office. Board Of Eco
Nomic Warfare. once for Emer-
gency Management TN parD and
once of Strategic Services.
National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics, Selective Service Sys-
tenn and Maritime Commission.
Agriculture. Commerce, Interior.
Justice and Navy have units in each
of the classes; War and Executive
Once are in l, 2 and S; State, 2, 4
and S; Treasury, 2, 3, 4 and S:
Labor, 3, 4 and S, and Post Once,
4 and 5. Panama Canal is In 2.
The independent agencies are also
scattered through the five groups.
Evening star., 1942-09-27
Benefits
Continued From First Page }

needs will be. But at present our
funds are adequate"
The admiral indicated that the
date of November Is had been Sc
lected to allow both the Army and
Navy to carry out benefit plans al
ready under way. The Army Emer-
gency Relief, of which Gen. Irving
j. Phillipson is executive director
announced that it too had no plans
scheduled after November Is.
I'VE have been gathering informa-
ton and facts with reference to this
matter" said Mr.. Davies, lever since
the Presidents executive order last
July, which gave us authority over
relief benefits"
Boards Decision Final.
AS explained by Admiral Rich
ardson, the Presidents War Relief
Society has jurisdiction over any
money-raising activity rising out OF
war needs, including those held by
the Army or the Navy in any OF
the United Nations as well as the
United States.
Set up in March. 194l, as a COM
mittee to advise the President or
the multiplicity" Of relief benefits
1is''" out cf the war it was chaneeo
Evening star., 1942-09-27
Stund-Sit Bus and Trolley
Favored After Weeks Triul

There were Al unreconstructed
riders who said they wanted the old
style seating arrangement or moth
ing and 90 who said they would
rather have vehicle with no seats
at all. Another 98 said they pre-
ferred the stand-sit arrangement to
a vehicle with no seats. which Is In
the faint praise department.
There were 81 imaginative souls
who used the postcards to tell the
Capital Transit Co. thing or two
and some of these statements
weren't passed by the censor.
Mr.. Dougan said the two stand-sit
vehicles would be continued at least
a week longer before any decision
was reached on whether more OF
them would be added.
The ODT was watching the result
of the local poll with some interest
II Washingtonians take to the new
seats. or lean-to arrangement, ii
may be introduced elsewhere.
Evening star., 1942-09-27

July. The board Offices are in the
Washington Building.
Board spokesmen were careful
to stipulate that there was no con-
nection between the board ruling
made Friday after two months of
consideration, and Secretary Slim
sons action taken the same day to
cancel the Louis-Conn fight as
contrary to Army standards and
interests"
His action was an individual one
taken in an individual case, it was
emphasized, while the board policy
is the official ruling for all benefits
to be held after November Is.
Half dozen communities will
soon have to eliminate the Army
and Navy as beneficiaries in their
war fund drives, it was explained.
But on the whole, board spokesmen
said, the Army and Navy relief So
cieties have been indicating to bene-
fit sponsors for some time that mill
tary relief was soon to be separated
from public war relief needs. United
Service Organizations Is still eligible
for general funds.
S1,S00,000 Raised by Racing.
Horse racing alone has raised
$1,000, 900 already for service relief
according to Herbert Bayard Swope,
chairman of the New York Racing
Commission, and some tracks are
not yet heard from. More than
100000 has been raised by such
tracks as Belmont and Aqueduct in
New York and Arlington and Wash
ington Park in Chicago.
A check for 5000 900 presented tc
Admiral Richardson last July, he
said, was raised by such organiza-
ton as TIE major baseball teams and
the movie houses. A separate drive
Evening star., 1942-09-27

was held by the movie houses In
May, during which 1000. 900 each
was raised for the Army and the
Navy. All these activities will stor
after November Is, he said.
The only type Of show then per-
missible, an Army spokesman said
will be one like This Is the Army,
run by Army personnel and played
by servicemen.
The relief benefit situation has be-
come increasingly complex since
entry Of the United States into the
war, relief board spokesman de-
clared. Requests to sponsor service
benefits have multiplied week by
week and have become harder and
harder to check and control.
Many Activities Affected.
Millions of dollars we're raised, by
legitimate enterprise, the spokes-
man explained, but along with these
came benefit suggestions made
partly for the Army and partly
to get the public into something. u
The list of benefits to be outlawed
as far as the Army and Navy are
concerned after November IS in
clude bowling tournaments, circuses
fashion shows, vaudeville entertain
ments and star appearances, con-
certs, special movie showings and
athletic exhibitions of all kinds
except those run by service person
mel and participated in by service
athletes.
The next service relief benefits
scheduled here in the District are
the Harvest Garden Shows" ar.
ranged for months ago to be helc
at the Riverside Stadium October
3 and 4, and Miss Jeannette Mac.
Donald's concert October 4 at Con.
stitution Hall
Evening star., 1942-09-27
By MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT

| ELlOl.
The Russian estimate which places
the German dead at Stalingrad dur
ing the last week at $4,000 is prob
ably very close to the mark. This
estimate is based, of course. on the
reports OF engaged Russian units,
as correlated and evaluated by the
Russian staff, probably the staff of
the army commander charged with
the immediate defense of the forti-
fed zone of Stalingrad. It can be
checked, to some extent, by other
methods.
In a recent article I pointed out
| that the Germans have an attack
ing potential at Stalingrad of about
% infantry divisions at any one
time. If we assume that these di-
visions are supported by seven groups
of corps troops and by four armored
divisions, with due proportion of
army and CHG reserve troops, and
| If we assume further that the total
German force present in the Stalin-
grad sector is SIS divisions of all
| types, of which IS are infantry di-
rate basis for calculations.
Let us further assume that the
Germans keep up continuous at
tacks for period of one week and
that during this week their average
attacking force each day is % in
fantry and four armored divisions,
with each division so employed stay
ing in action three days before be-
ing replaced Let us make the fur
ther somewhat arbitrary assump-
ton that the divisions are not quite
up to full establishment, say an
average of IS per cent of full estab-
lishment.
Figure About $4,000.
If we apply to these figures the
percentages of anticipated casualties
in the attack of a fortified zone, as
used by the United States Army in
working out tactical problems at
the command and general staff
school at Fort Leavenworth, we will
find that the anticipated dead in
week OF continuous attack by a force
OF the stated strength would be 23,-
266. Using another table, in which
anticipated casualties are estimated
on the basis of arbitrary figures
for each type of organization, the
result is 23,702.
These totals include an estimated
figure for losses in the air force
and the services of supply back to
the limits of the zone Of operations.
They are startlingly close to the
Russian estimate of $4,000, and to
some extent may be considered to
confirm not only this estimate but
the accuracy of the United States
Army tables of anticipation and the
accuracy of our estimate of the total
German forces engaged.
But if we accept these figures as
being close to the truth we must
accept their further implications.
To return to the United States
Army tables, the number of wounded
to be anticipated under the condi-
tions given would be 168,620. This
includes all classes of wounded
whose wounds require attention at a
field hospital or dressing station;
that is, all men injured sufficiently
severely to withdraw them from
their units for the time being.
Proportion of Wounded Higher.
The proportion of wounded to
dead is. very much higher in these
figures than in the tables of casual
ties published after the First World
Evening star., 1942-09-27
-Four Officers Receive
D. S. c. Posthumousiy

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Sunday,
Sept. u (P,.-Four United States
Army Air Force officers who gave
their lives during air actions in the
Southwest Pacific we're awarded Dis
tlnguished Service Crosses posthu-
mously today by Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur.
They were Maj. Dean C. Hoevet,
Albuquerque, NJ Mex: Capt. John
L. Dufrane, jr., Virginia Beach, Va;
First 1t. Richard " Negley, jr., San
Antonio, Tex. and Second 1t. Willis
w. Burney, Artesia, Tex.
The awards to Capt. Dufrane. 1t
Negley and 1t. Burney were for
action in the East Indies January
l6. The action was described in the
citation as follows:
During tWo-plane bombing at
tack against enemy shipping at
Manado, the airplane piloted bv
Capt. DIfrane had one engine put
out of action on a bombing run,
but he continued the run and des-
troyed large transport and dam
aged another.
AS he left the target his plane
was attacked by Is enemy fighters.
In running battle lasting IS min
utes his crew, which included 1t.
Negley as co-pilot and 1t. Burney
as bombardier, destroyed seven
enemy fighters.