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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-12-10

Women in some branches of the
military service are taking special
courses in jiujitsu.
We may get some Of those wooden
nickels we used to hear so much
about after all. Senator Wagner
has introduced a bill allowing the
treasury to make coins under ten
cents out Of ANY kind Of material"
Buy War Bonds
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-12-10
BRIEFS 49,. by Baukhage

What do they do with the ends of
the pants tailors have cut of for
short-legged people now that cuffs
are forbidden? Don't worry, the
cloth is turned over to the Red Cross
and rewoven.
The death penalty can be pro-
pounced on Belgians who slaughter
animals without German permits
sion.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-12-10
About Wasted Coal

According to the United States
Office of the Bituminous Coal Con-
sumers' Counsel bituminous or
soft" coal is the backbone of
America. It supplies industry with
more than one-half of the power and
energy required to produce the
weapons of a Creates nearly IS
per cent Of the electricity used in
our nation. Heats more than so per
cent Of the homes of America. Four
out Of five Of all the railroad loco
motives Of the country get their
power from bituminous coal.
Twenty-Five million tons of soft"
coal will be wasted by the domestic
consumer this year unless more
than usual ARE is exercised in the
operation Of home heating furnaces.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-12-10

and Mrs. John Helwick, and Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Clint. The even
ing was spent playing cards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence West
brook of Acme, Wyo. were in
this community on business last
week.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-12-10

Since leasing the place, Mr..
and Mrs. D. J. Westbrook are
living at Mrs. Nelson's hotel in
Lodge Grass.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stevens
and children returned to their
ranch home for the week end.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-12-10
Rubber Production

Then we came to part two-part
two of his job, which is the produc.
ton of synthetic rubber.
He showed me a yellowish object
which felt like rubber. This is
neophrene-synthetic rubber made
Of carbide. It is better than rub
Der, but it Is very expensive"
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Cargo Vessel Escapes
Six 1orpedoes in Gulf
By tn, Associated Press.


NEW ORLEANS. June l8.-A
frustrated submarine commander
fruitlessly- fired six torpedoes at
medium sized cargo vessel In the
central Gulf Of Mexico early May
IL. but Capt. Peter Joseph Sigona
and his crew of 81 kept the vessel
from being hit.
The story was announced by 9Th
Naval District headquarters.
During the running attack the
submarine unloosed five torpedoes in
one salvo. the ship escaping all but
one which struck q glancing blow
and proceeded without exploding
An alert lookout spotted the first
torpedo at $40 am. about half
mile away while the ship was max
ing IL knots. The warning was
sounded and the ship changed
course. the torpedo missing.
Under forced draft the vessel
raced on with the submarine In
pursuit The ship was slightly
faster than the submarine and after
an hour and half the submarine
unlosed the salvo Of torpedoes. BY
the most skillful maneuvering, Capt.
Sigona kept his ship zig-zagging
and two torpedoes passed ahead. two
astern and one struck q glancing
blow on the tip OF the bow but went
on without exploding.
After the final attack the ship
saw the submarine no more.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
MISSING Persons

Those haping information
concerning persons reported
missing should communicate
NTH the Public Relations Squad
OF the Police Department, Na-
tional 1000.
Edward Bennett, 13, colored.,
feet 8 inches. 100 pounds, brown
eyes, black hair, wearing purple
shirt, blue shorts, black tennis shoes
and carrying a shoeshine box: miss.
ing from 919 Fourth street NV
since Tuesday.
Louis Johnson, IA, colored. S feet
lis pounds, wearing red and white
spring dress and brown sandals;
missing from 327 G street NE. since
Monday.
Henry Joseph Jones, So. colored
S feet Z inches, 148 pounds, brown
eyes. black hSir. gold upper teeth
and scar on left shoulder: missing
from 42l L street NV. since
June 8.
william H. Gray, ls. colored, S
feet, 100 pounds, wearing white
shirt. brown pants. white socks and
black shoes; missing from 937 M
street NV. since yesterday.
Sarah Pope, Is, colored, 5 feet, liz
pounds, wearing yellow blouse, brown
socks and white shoes; she was rid.
ing bicycle: missing from 4721
Jay street NE. since yesterday.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Wife Loses Suit Against
Briton Who Urged Return
es the Associated Press.

Bs the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 18.-Margar-
eta Wherry Treherne- Thomas yes
terday lost her suit for separation
from r. Hugh Treherne- Thomas
English manufacturer, who, she
charged, had written her denuncia-
tory letters when she refused to
return with their two children to
their home in Wales which she left
two years ago to escape bombing.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel II
Hofstadter ruled that there had
been no precedent in war which
permitted a separation on the basis
Of an unpublished communication
between husband and wife.
The court held also that the hus-
bands request for his wife and
children to return home because he
believed that the danger had sub
sided could not constitute cruel and
inhuman treatment under the law,
even II the husband did use strong
and emphatic language.
Mrs. Treherne Thomas was
granted provisional custody until
the end of the war of the children,
Rhoda, IA, and David, z.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
First of Community Sings
Scheduled at 7::3O Toniqht
Homer Rodeheover to Leod Program at
Sylvan Theuter in Monument Grounds

Washingtonians with a yen to
sing the old songs will get q chance
to do so at 7::3o o'clock tonight at
the first of a series of Thursday
evening community sings spon-
sored by the District Recreation
Department and Recreation Serv-
ices, Inc. Tonight's sing will be
held at the Sylvan Theater in the
Monument Grounds.
Homer Rodeheaver. world famous
community song leader, has volun-
teered to lead the first program in
just about the only Capital in the
world where people can still sit
safely tn the twilight and sing old
favorites.
Close harmony. patriotic songs,
perhaps a hymn or two will be in
cluded in the evenings program for
citizens whose lack of tires or gaso-
line may keep them tied close to
home for their entertainment.
Part Of Summer Program.
The songfests are a part Of the
summer program Of cheap recrea-
tion developed by the department
under Superintendent of Recrea-
ton Milo F. Christensen for Gov
eminent workers, soldiers and
others in the city without other
opportunity for other leisure time
activity.
Tonight's program will last about
two hours. the songs of the gath
ering interspersed between selec-
tions by the United States Marine
Band.
More than 100000 notices of the
songfest will be slipped onto the
trays of Government employees in
the cafeterias of the Federal de-
partments today. according to Harry
S. Wender, chairman of the Recre-
alton Board. Nearby Army camps
Evening star., 1942-06-18

Earlier in the war he made some
Of the first flights from the United
States to England in the Atlantic
ferrying command.
He has been awarded the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross with oak
leaves for pioneering in African
four motor plane routes.
Col. Haynes was one Of three
squadron leaders In the second bonn
bardment group which few from
the United States to South America
in 1898 in the first great mass flight
of American bombers.
Col. Haynes is regarded by War
Department officials as one Of the
Army's top-notch heavy bomber
pilots and long distance flyers.
During the same year as the
Chilean flight-on June 80, 1899
Col. Haynes made another flight
that won international recognition.
A Mexican pilot, Francisco Sarabia,
was killed accidentally in the crash
of his plane in the Potomac River.
Col. Haynes was directed to take
the body back to Mexico City, and
made the trip in a nonstop flight
Of IA hours and IS minutes.
Col. Haynes also was one of the
pilots on the ound-tne-world flight
of Army bombers which took the w.
Averell Hartman mission to Mos
COW last year. For this he was
awarded an oak leaf cluster to add
to his DISC.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Standard Brands Pays
Edgar Bergen More
Than lis Chairman
Rodio Stor Gets $282, 900
Against 81, 900 Salary
Of Firms Ex-President
b. tha Associated Press.

6S tpt ASsoclAteo fre1s.
PHILADELPHIA, June 18.-Edgar
Bergen, whose lively dummy"
friend, Charlie Mccarthy, has been
pleading for an increase in q
rs cents q week allowance, was
paid $2s2 900 for his radio work in
l941 by Standard Brands, Inc.
Mr.. Bergen's income was almost
four times the payment made by
the company to its former presi-
dent and present chairman, Thomas
L. Smith, who received s75 900. addi-
tional annual reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commis
sion reveal.
Among other Standard Brand
payments we're: Paul w. Fleisch-
mann, vice president, 0,000; Hugo
Oswald, secretary, treasurer and
director, $50, 900; Ludwig Baer, COM
mission merchant, Fleischman Malt
ing Co., $64.987; Paul B. Benton,
commission merchant, Fleischmann
Co.. $36,526: Ray Noble and or
chestra. $32 900.
Many of the late reports showed
executives Of Arms now engaged
tn war production were given SUBJ
stantial increases last year. In
cluded In this group were Charles
Balough, president. treasurer. gen.
eral manager of the Hercules Motor
Corp. Canton, Ohio, who received
0,0O0, including $36,000 as bonus
or share in profits. q $2l 900 in
crease over his 1910 income, and
Parker F. williams. president OF
the Pittsburgh Steel Foundry Corp,
who jumped from S2l,o34 in 1910
to $46,3o0 last year.
Pittsburgh Steel Foundry also paid
j. S. Dittrich, sales agent, $5l, TIA,
compared with $24,232 in 1910. and
Hercules Motor also paid John C.
Keplinger SIS 900, a boost of $1,000
over 1910, and M. C. Kuepfer, vice
president in charge Of production,
$I7.9s9.
United Engineering & Foundry
Co. paid George T. Ladd. president
and director, S74.630, an increase of
"a, 8,490; X. C. Gardner, vice presi-
dent and director, s55,685, an in
crease OF 1866. and F. c. Biggert,
jr., vice president and director,
$5l ,428, = boost Of 1920.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Quartermaster General
Honors Woman Workers

Maj. Gen. Edmund B. Regley,
quartermaster general, presented
specially designed award pins for
office efficiency late yesterday to six
women employed in the production
branch of his bureau.
Recipients of the awards were Mrs.
Emily Williford, 80 South Fillmore
street. Arlington; Miss Mary T.
Scala, 1035 Newton street NV;
Miss Helen L. Hashagen, 1925 Cliff
ton street NV; Mrs. Marietta G..
Mauck, TOT Otis place NV; Miss
Florence c. Daley, 438 Sixth street
, SW., and Mrs. Lille w. Marquette
1903 Stratton road, Silver Spring.
The pins were designed by men,
bers of the production branch Of the
Quartermaster Corps, and were in
spired by the award pins presented
by Navy and Army to factory work.
ers for distinctive service on Gov
eminent production orders. Formed
in the shape of O." about the size
of half dollar, the pins are of solid
gold, stamped with the oflcial in
sigma of the Quartermaster Corps
Evening star., 1942-06-18
9.Cent Pay Increase
Granted Employees
Of Capital Transit
New Scale to Swell
Company PoyroII by
81. .000, 900 q Yeor

A wage increase of Q cents an
hour for all employees OF the Capt.
tai Transit Co., except Office en-
ployes, will go into effect July l..
under provisions of a new contract
signed by company and union off,
cials after negotiations extending
over several weeks.
The increase in wage payments
by the company, it was said, will be
more than 81, 100000 a year, on the
basis of present employment, bring
ing the total annual payroll of the
company above $10,000,000.
The union negotiations were
handled by Division $50 of the
Amalgamated Association of Street,
Electric Railway and Motor Coach
Employees OF America.
Men affected by the raise include
street car and bus operators. and
workers in shops, garages, carhouses
and way departments.
Maximum rates after one years
service for one-man cars and buses
will be 95 cents an hour, and for
two-man vehicles IS cents an hour.
This represents an increase Of more
than 10 per cent in each category.
There is a higher percentage in
crease for employees in the lower
brackets.
The pay is based on regular work
week of 81a hours day for six days.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
yellow Hondkerchiefs Worn
BY Anti-Nuzi Youths in Poris

Gringoire charged that there existed
In France highly organized under
ground military organization. COM
posed OF Communist youths and vet
erans of the international brigades
In the Spanish Civil War.
The newspaper named as the
leader of the organization Col
Dumont. former political commits
sioner of the international brigades.
1t said the organization was diyid-
ed into nine-man armed detach-
ments and that these were broken
down into three-man squads.
Grlngoire said it was one such
squad. using bicycles, which assas-
slnated Albert Clement. Fascist
editor. Clement was shot in Paris
June 2. - 40
A nine-man detachment OF the
organization had an active part in
recent food riot in the Rue de
Buci. In Paris, during which two
policemen were slain, the newspaper
asserted.
Evening star., 1942-06-18

have been notified through the
recreation bulletin sent to them.
There will be plenty of seats for
all" said Mr.. Wender.
Loudspeakers will be employed to
help the leader get the songs across
to the expected throngs.
Il don't know of anything people
like to do better than to sing" said
Mr.. Wender, himself a tenor, who
expects to be on hand for the open
ing Of the series.
Words Of Two Songs.
Because some of the people may
not know the words. The Star here
prints the words of the national
anthem and The Battle Hymn OF
the Republic"
The Star Spangled Banner"
o say. can you see, by the dawn's
early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the
twilight's last cleaning,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
through the perilous hight.
Ger the ramparts we watch'd were
so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets red glare, the bombs
bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that
our flag was still there.
o say, does that Star-Spangled Ban
ner yet wave
Ger the land of the free and the
home of the brave?
Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
Mine eyes have seen the glory Of the
coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage
where the grapes of wrath are
stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning
OF His terrible swift sword.
His truth is marching on.
REFRAIN.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory!
glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth
Is marching on.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
1S Jap Bombers Damage
Port Moresby Slightly
Bs the Associated Press.

Bs tie Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Aus
tralia, June 18.-Eighteen japanese
bombers attacked the Port Moresby
harbor area in New Guinea yester-
day but caused very little damage,
the Allied communique said today.
The Japanese bombers we're es-
corted by a group Of nine Zero
fighters.
Allied interceptor planes met the
attacking japanese and shot down
one bomber and one fighter, the
communique said. Casualties in
the raid were slight" 1t was re-
ported, and no Allied planes were
lost.
The communique said that in the
air fighting over Port Moresby re-
ported in yesterdays communique
seven enemy aircraft were de-
stroyed, and not four as previously
reported.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Col. Caleb V. Haynes Heads
U.S.. Bomber Command in China
North CuroIinion Is
Veteron ofWorId War:
Never Crashed PIune

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, June l8.-Col.
Caleb v. Haynes has been ap-
pointed chief of the American
Bomber Command in China, It
was announced today.
Just where and when the new
American force would 60 into ac-
ton was a military secret.
ct was not disclosed what
force would comprise the Ameri-
can bomber command in China.
There have been reports that
United States air units and per-
sonnel had arrived there, but
these were without confirmation.
tAlready operating in China
are Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chen
nault's Flying Tigers-the Amer
ican Volunteer Group with the
Chinese air force-but these are
scheduled to be taken back into
the Army Air Force July A.
Col Haynes recently led person.
ally the aerial evacuation of Burma.
While stationed in India as COM
mander of the Assam Burma China
ferrying command he repeatedly
risked his life to fly gasoline to
the american Volunteer Group of
flyers in Burma and bring out ref
ugees and military personnel.
Col. Haynes is tall, heavy North
Carolinian who learned to fly in
the last war and has never crashed
a plane in his 25-year career. He
Is 46.
Part Of the time in India he was
flying transport planes and the rest
Of the time he helped provide pro-
lection for the transports in a pur-
suit ship.
He was the last Allied airman
to fly into Lashio. He flew into
Shwebo, in Upper Burma, right
after flight of Japanese bombers
and took out 1t. Gen. Joseph w.
Stilwell's stan just before another
flight was expected.
His main purpose in going to
Shwebo was to bring out Gen. Still
well himself, but the general in
sisted on remaining and later
marched out through the jungle.
Col. Haynes was attacked once
while flying a transport. That time
he beat of the Japanese fighter
with volleys from a tommy gun
until he could get his plane into
the concealment of clouds.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Davis and Eisenhower
Start Publicity Shake-up

Director Elmer Davis and Deputy
Director Milton Eisenhower of the
Oflce of War Information Once to-
day began the reorganization of the
information services in Washing
ton to accomplish Mr.. Davis pur-
pose of getting "out as much news
as possible, as speedily as possible,
rs accurately as possible"
The White House announced Mr..
Eisenhower's appointment and said
it was made at the request of Mr..
Davis. Mr.. Eisenhower has been
chief of the War Relocation Au-
thority and for years he was pub
lie relations chief at the Agricul-
ture Department, which had the
most extensive information service
of any Washington agency until
establishment of Owl Sunday.
Dillon S. Myer was selected to
I'LL the vacancy on the War Relo-
cation Authority. He has been as
sistant administrator of the Agri-
cultural Conservation and Adjust
ment Administration.
Inc nrSL release issued In the
name of Mr.. Davis owl stated that
workers brought into Germany from
the occupied countries of Europe
are now menacing the Nazis with a
security problem because they are
a fertile ground" on which out
siders can plant appeals to sabo-
tage.
.
The owl said that the foreign
workers now total about 100000
in Germany, lonely, disillusioned
and bitter" The release reported
that the Germans have been unable
to attract foreign workers by prom
ises Of high pay since the Cologne
and Ruhr bombings and "other
measures are being used" to induce
the workers to move to Germany.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
By the Associated Press.

.! tnt Associated Press.
VICHY. Unoccupied France, June
18.-Paris youths belonging to
the new Swing Movement-an anti
Nazi, anti-collaboration youth group
have adopted yellow breast-p -pock-
ct handkerchiefs that match the
yellow stars Of David which their
Jewish fellow students are re-
quired to wear on the left side of
their coats.
At first, some of the Swing youths,
who have clashed openly with men,
bers Of Jacques Doriot's Fascist
youth organization. appeared in
public wearing the star of David to
show their opposition to the Nazis
and their sympathy with the Jews.
Because yellow handkerchiefs
could not be found easily, the IA
zous," as members of the movement
are called, have taken to coloring
their own. and there has been a
considerable run on yellow dye.
Meanwhile, the political weekly
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Officials Funeral Set

GREENVILLE, N. c., June 18 [P).
Funeral services for E. G. Flana-
gan, Greenville businessman and
member of the State Highway Com
mission, who died at his Atlantic
Beach cottage yesterday, will be held
at his home here today. Mr.. Flana-
gan served five terms in the General
Assembly,
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Conodo to Change Sugar
Rotioning Setup July |
b. TIE Associated Press

b, Tire Associated Press.
OTTAWA, June l8.-Sugar ration
ing by coupon instead of under the
present voluntary system will take
effect in Canada July /, Donald
Gordon. Wartime Prices and Trade
Board chairman, said last night in
a radio talk outlining plans for the
new scheme.
The present individual allowance
Of one-half pound of sugar each
week for each individual will be
continued.
Mr.. Gordon said the board has not
decided to ration any other COM
modities The first sugar coupon
books will be for 10-week period
and subsequent books will be good
for six months.
Evening star., 1942-06-18
Pennsy Seeks 10 Eliminate
D. .-fo-Ba|fimore Local
b the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, June 18. - The
Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday
asked the Public Service Commits
sion for permission to discontinue
one of its two local Saturday after
noon trains from Washington to
Baltimore.
Railroad attorneys said all stops
made by both trains would be in
corporated in the schedule of the
train that would remain and sug-
gested that train No. 414 leaving
Washington at :33 pm. be the one
continued.
The Public Service Commission,
saying 1t might be better to keep
train No. 40 leaving washington
at las pm, asked for further in
formation on tranic carried by both
trains before making . decision.