The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-10-22
A WEEK OF WAR

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sers, a large seaplane tender,
seven flying boats and several
cargo vessels. In the Aleutians,
U. S. ground forces took a third
island in the Andreanof Group,
and army medium bomberS
bombed two more enemy des-
troyerS near Kiska.
DRAFT LEGISLATION
Acting at the suggestion ot
the president and the request
of the war department, the
House passed and sent to the
Senate legislation to reduce the
minimum draft age from 20 to
10. The bill would also make
mandatory the policy of calling
all single men in a state before
calling married men, and then
calling all childless married
men before men with children.
Secretary of War Stimson an
nounced there are approximate
ly 4,250,00O men in the army at
present and this total will be
increased to $500, 900 by the end
of 1943 - distributed as follows:
100000 in the ground forces,
100000 in the Air Force,
1000, 900 in training and 1,000,-
900 in supply services. Mr..
Stimson said 10 and 19-year-
olds are more responsive to
leadership are not as easily
fatigued and make better sold
iers than older men. He said
there is danger at present that
the army might get too old. In
March of this year the average
age of divisions being activated
was 26 years and 2 months, but
in August the figure had risen
to % years and 2 months.
If the draft age is lowered to
ID a $500, O00-man army can
be built up in 1943 without call
ing married men with children,
Selective Service Director Her.
shey reported. induction of
married men with wives only
will begin Immediately to fill
the army's call for 100000 by
January l., he said.
FARM PRICES
AND PRODUCTION
President Roosevelt, in a radio
address, said I'VE are learning
to ration materials and we
must learn to ration man power.
Perhaps the most difficult phase
of the manpoWer problem is
the scarcity of farm labor. Every
farmer in the land must realize
fully that his production is
part of war production, and
that he is regarded by the ma
ton as essential to victory" Ag-
criculture Secretary Wickard, as
chairman of the WPB food re-
quirements committee, reduced
production goals for such crops
as cantaloupes, cucumbers, wat
ermelons, and celery, and said
"first consideration" would be
given to winter vegetables which
require the least labor in rela-
ton to their nutritional value.
MI. Wickard also called for a
10 percent increase in 1913
spring hog production over the
1912 record crop, asking for
about 68 million head as COM
pared to the 1912 crop of 81
million head.
The Department of Agricul-
ture reported farm wage rates
on October l were 22O percent of
the 1904 period and the
highest since 1920. The average
rate per day without board,
$2.76, was up 81 cents since July
and up 70 cents since the prev
ious October. The Department
said its total September pur-
chases of dairy products, fish,
fruit and other commodities
amounted to Sis million, COM
pared with the August total of
$83 million. The department is
now buying II key foodstuffs
every week and II others every
two weeks.
RATIONING
The office of price admins
tration ruled that after next
January 81, all motorists holding
A mileage rationing books must
have their tires inspected every
four months and those receiv-
ing books allowing them supple
mental mileage must have their
tires inspected every two
months. Original inspections of
tires on all passenger cars must
be made between December l
and January 81, while CONNER
clal vehicle tires-which must
be Inspected every two months
or every 5000 miles, whichever
comes first-may be checked
any time after November IS.
Price administrator Hender-
son set November 9 as registra-
ton day for gasoline rationing
In the states where rationing is
not already in effect. While
motorists in the present ration
ing area must file a tire in
spection certificate with their
local rationing boards by Nov
ember %. Car owners in the lat
ter area must list the serial