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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14

Increases of more than 10 per
cent above last years record peaks
are planned for many of the major
farm products. including pork, lard,
beef, eggs and poultry. They are
the products that will be most ur-
gently needed. Farmers who have
specialized in these lines have al
ready boosted their output and for
the third consecutive year have sur
passed ven their previously high
totals. They will do even more this
year in order to meet the larger
demand from consumers with high
er incomes, from the government to
supply the armed forces, and from
nations abroad that are fighting with
US.
Long before planting time much
can be done to insure higher pro-
duction in 1913. Right now is the
time for every farmer who has not
already started to do so, to examine
every piece of mechanical equip
ment he owns for wear and c]orrecti-
BILE defects which. if not remedied
now can breakdoWns at a time
when they would seriously interfere
with production. Now is the time
to do all possible repairing and con-
struction of buildings, and all 9TH
er work which can be done in ad-
vance. During the planting. grow
ing, and harvesting season every
hour which is devoted to any other
task will rob the world of food.
Even though the 1943 volume Of
production will cost more than in
previous years, the total net income
Of the farmers will be larger be-
cause the prices Of what they sell
are considerably higher than they
have been for many years. They
are likely To rise substantially far.
Their during the coming months. Be-
cause of the enormously increased
demands they are expected to av-
erage not less than 10 per cent
above present levels.
Larger production and higher
prices will add another So, OOO, 600, 900
to the income received by farmers.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14

called universal ration book, or war
ration book No. 2. This book is de-
signed to handle two or three ra-
ton programs simultaneously. Its
coupons are numbered to permit the
rationing of consumer items by the
expenditure of an allotted number
of points by each individual, rather
than the coupon system as used
for coffee and sugar.
OPA officials explained that while
the u~nit-coupon system works we'll
for sugar, it cannot be used for ra-
tioning foodstuffs that are diversi-
fed, such as meat. Using meat as
an example, rationing officials
showed how impossible it would be
to divide the total supply on a per
person basis because there are too
many kinds of meat, too many cuts
Of each type, besides too many
grades of each type and cut.
Point rationing, they say. pro-
vides an equitable share for
each and every one, besides per-
hitting freedom of choice for
the consumer.
Different point values will be CIV
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14

tne carrier Lney are accepted, II
the sooner every possible step is
taken to rec the handicaps
which will be encountered, the bet
ter the assurance that the 1943 farm
program will be successful, accord
ing to L. G.. Elliott, president. La
Sale Extension university, Chicago.
No one can deny the seriousness
of the worldwide food situation. Mil
lions upon millions of once produc-
tive farm lands have been laid
waste by the ravages of war in Eu-
rope. Wartime drains on manpower,
which have created serious farm la
Dor shortages already in this III
try, have had a paralyzing effect
or farm production in Russia and
Germany particularly. Countries I'M
der the conqueror's grinding heel
have been stripped Of cattle, swine,
surplus food supplies. and even seed
grains. Total world production Of
food is down sharply, while world
food demands are up.
We can no longer think only in
terms Of this nations requirements.
America has never been able to
stand idly BY ard watch other ma
items starve. and, regardless of what
effort IS required, what sacrifices
are enta!lcd, we arc not going 10
tuEn a deaf ear 20 the worlds frantic
pleas for food. In focd, as we'll as
in arms and munitions, we cannot
and will not produce TOO little. and
too late"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14
TON SVU A quiz with answers offering
= An7A6D information on various subjects
The Questions

/. How many countries have a
larger population than the United
States?
2. Why does an owl stare?
3. What gives the color to the
so-called "red" snow?
4. What is the average life of a
dollar bill?
S. What is the oldest living thing
in Florida?
6. Is Sirius, the dog star, bright
er than our own sun?
7. What continent receives the
most rainfall?
8. If the hairs of your head are
very flat you have what, curly or
straight hair?
9. How many countries occupy
the Iberian peninsula?
10. Which river empties the most
water into any ocean?
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14
The ANSWERS

l.. Three (China, India and So
Wet Russia).
2. Because its eyes arc immov-
able in their sockets.
3. Microscopic plants.
4. The average dollar bill is in
circulation but nine months.
S. "The Senator" a cypress tree
near Orlando, $500 years old.
6. Sirius is more than 80 times
brighter than our sun.
z. South America receives near
ly twice the average rainfall of
any other continent.
8. Curly hair.
9. Two-Spain and Portugal.
10. The Amazon, which empties
5000, 900 gallons of water a second
into the Atlantic pecan.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14
Point Rationing Brings Equitable Sharing,
Food Administration Officials Announce

will be required, according to Leon
Henderson, OPA director.
Food administration officials have
limited that for a while the point
rationing plan will be somewhat
confusing. They feel. though. that
the American people will be able to
swing into the point purchasing
plan in a minimum amount Of time.
with but little complaint. and with
the same spirit they have shown
the past year Of war effort.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14
Bone, on Algerian Coast, Ranks Third Among Ports

Bone. or Bona. objective of the
easternmost landing by American
forces on the Algerian coast. ranks
third among the ports of Algeria.
Like the two larger ports. Algiers
and Oran, Bone is the scat of a
French naval station.
A modern and ~typically French
commercial port city of IS 5000 peo-
pie, Bone lies on a small bay only
60 miles west of the Tunisian bor-
der and 220 miles by rail west of
the city Of Tunis. It is 270 miles
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14

last of Algiers. and almost due
south across the Mediterranean
from Monaco at the French Italian
border.
The development Of Bone on its
present lines dates from 1883 when
its region passed from Arab to
French control. The iron ores from
the hills of the Constantine district
in which it lies were the incentive
for dredging its shallow harbor and
building port facilities continuously
from 1857 to 1868,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14

most famous ring
battles ever fought.
This was the first
meeting between
Jim Jeffries and
Jim Corbett. won
by Jeffries with a
knockout in the 23rd
round.
In most of the re-
membered versions
of that fight. h e
Corbett put on the
o sensational
CON of all
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14
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Keep a nut cracker in a handy
drawer to use when opening screw
tops on bottles or small cans.
YellOwed lace may be whitened
by soaking in sour milk or butter
milk.
When two tumblers stick togeth-
err, run cold water into the inside
glass and set the outer one In
warn water for a few minutes.
Taffy and other sticky candies
can be kept from becoming soft by
wrapping each piece in wax paper
and storing in a covered tin or
glass jar.
When stubborn particles of meat
and vegetables stick to the inside
of your grinder, run a small piece
of dry bread through the grinder.
Do not open a window and let
cold air blow in directly on plants.
But a window on the opposite
side of the room should be open
at the top to give plants sufficient
air.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14
lnescapable Facts Prove Farmers
Job for 1913 Almost Superhuman

Every American farmer is facing one of the most grueIng
years he has ever had in prospect. He will be expected to
produce more in the face of less farm labor than last year
and serious shortages in mechanical equipment. 1925 rec
ord achievements were, in a sense, merely a "warm-up' for
the job to be done in 1913. These facts are inescapable, and
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14

THE recent death Of Jack Doyle,
L Broadway's famous betting COM
missioner, cleared up one Of the
mysteries connected with one of the
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14

been in use in England for some
time. There the system is used for
food as well as clothing. According
to OPA officials British housewives
learned to welcome point-rationing.
To put the rationing system into
effect more than 1900, 900 volunteers
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14
Enough Food for All u. S. Promised;
Sub-standard Diets Said Unnecessary

Even though Americans will have to have a ration book
with their can opener starting next month when all canned,
dried and frozen fruits and vegetables are rationed, those
who live on farms and in the rural section of America will
fare much better than their city dwelling friends and relatives.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14
Doyle's Fauorite Story

Jack Doyle's favorite story con-
Germs Jimmy Austin, at that time
the Yankee third baseman.
Big Ed Walsh was pitching for
the White Sox. Austin was hitting
around .209," Jack said. He hadn't
gotten a hit for three days. Walsh
was at his peak. The big fellow
was moving them down with his fast
ball and his splitter. On that day
I happened to be sitting near a
bunch of gamblers who found it hard
to get down a bet. They were
panning Austin as he came to bat.
Sitting nea those gamblers there
was a drunk about half asleep.
He suddenly lurched over and said
he would like to bet 500 to $500 that
Austin would get a triple. This
was too good to be true, especially
after he had shown his roll. Five
of the s%ure-thing boys took him, $500
to So, 500, and I held the stakes. On
the first pitch Austin hit one against
the top of the fence for three bases.
THE funny part is, that was the
last bet they could get out of the
drunk. He crammed his winning
So, 500 into his pocket and went back
to sleep. His last remark a i
only make one bet a game and then
] wait for a sure thing that can't
miss
I'D say the odds against that bet
we're 1000 to l."
No Wild Odds
Doyle's prices were closer than
many others. You'd never find him
laying 7 to l that Georgia would
beat Auburn, Boston College would
beat Holy Cross, or that the Chicago
Bears would beat the Redskins.
Jack, who came up in football
from the days Of Frank Hinkey and
The Bloody Corner, had see too
many upsets, especially in tradition
al games.
The 1912 season was more than
ample evidence Of the truth of his
beliefs.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14

t1lliSs TIE average OplllOIl Is uldt
Corbett had the fight packed away
by a wide margin until Big jeff land
ed the killing punch.
Many who saw the fight had given
Corbett 20 of the first % rounds.
Doyle's Story
But Jack Doyle had another story
to tell. George Siler refereed this
fight" Jack said once, land for a
long time l tried to get him to tell
me what his decision would have
been if the fight had been only a 90
round contest. For a long time Siler
wouldn't say. Then n night he
told me confidentially. asking me
not to repeat his words, that at
the end of 20 rounds he would
have given the fight to Jeffries.
"'In tell you why Siler said.
'Jeffries was the champion. Jeffries
was the aggressor. And Jeffries
landed the only damaging punches.
1t was true enough that Corbett land
ed many mor blows. But none of
these bothered Jeffries in the slight
est. Jeffries only landed a few
times solidly, but when he did I
could see that he had hurt Corbett
considerably. In fact, once or twice
he had Corbett in serious trouble.
For that reasOn at the end of 20
rounds l would have left the title
with Jeffries, the defender"
Corbett's Angle
Before his death, I talked to Cor
bett about this Jeffries fight on many
occasions.
Corbett felt dead sure that he had
lost the championship by being over
confident in the 23rd round.
Il had nailed Jeffries at least 10
times to one," he said. II don't
think anyone could hurt Jeffries
when he was in shape, as he was
then. You remember, Fitz broke
both hands on his jaw in their second
fight. But l was mailing him all
through the fight. l was far in front
when he finally caught me coming
off the ropes"
I asked Corbett if Jeff had hurt
him. Twice." Corbett said. Both
body punches, and each time I
thought he had torn me in two.
The Jeffries that fought Jack John
son wasn't even a ghost of the old
Jeffries. He was a fat. half-bald
fellow. far out of shape. But the
Jeffries l met the second time was
the greatest fighter I ever saw. He
was not only tough and rugged,
game and strong, not only a killing
puncher, but he had also become a
high-class boxer, which few remem-
Der. He had to retire because there
was no one else even close. In his
prime l don't think that Jack Demp-
sey or any n else could have hurt
him. He would have worn down and
beaten them ALL"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14

time, the average opinion is that
Corbett had the fight packed away
by a wide margin until Big jeff land
ed the killing punch.
Many who saw the fight had given
Corbett 20 of the first % rounds.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-01-14

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

in the munitions factories alongside Of men,.
and in numberless other jobs, most everywhere
but at home.
Hitler foresaw this danger and planned to
prevent it In his country. Scoring woman
power, he ordered his hausfraus TO stay home
where they belonged while he filled his de-
pleted factories with male slave labor kid
naped from the conquered countries. Thus he
would preserve tbs sanctty of the Teutonic
home so the abserltee fighting husbands would
have nothing to worry about
It was another grand idea that went
wrong. According to~letters found on frozen
soldiers at the Russian front, they worried
plenty. The lonely German wives obedienety
stayed home but they mitigated their loneli-
ness by inviting the slaves to share their bed
and board
Therefore, after the war the Reich looks
forward 10 a divorce inundation far greater
than Britain's, unless Russia makes widows
out OF most Of Germany's hausfraus.
But the main cause for Britain's divorce
wave is a legal one: the reduction Of require
ments for divorce, combined with the Poor
Mans Law making divorce no longer a Ink
ury Of the rich"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

him and amongst chocolates and cigarettes
he found a divorce decree. Matrimonially he
free but physically he is still prisoner.
On the other hand, regardless of how
strong the evidence may be- nobody can obtain
a divorce from a husband where the defendant
is in an enemy or occupied country and I'M
able TO appear and defend himself In that
case the wcdock remains a deadlock for the
duration
The big stimulus TO mass production Of
divorces IN England is the Poor Persons Act.
Before the war, "a cartoon in an English paper
showed a dcst,ute-ooking miner addressing
a millionaire. He said
ITS not your castles and your yachts,
I envics. it's your divorces. You can get rid
Of your wives we poor have 20 live with EN-
II didn't seem quite democratic, so the
complaint was taken care of in the new bill.
From the law sprang a charitable organization
known as the Poor Persons Committee. This
provided that men and women of limited
means could obtain legal services at nominal
cost and some times for nothing AS result
OF these benevolent barristers il now costs an
INDECENT Brton less TO be divorced than il does
TO be married
Normally the bottom price for divorce in
England was around $500 but usually il ran
TO over $500 before the case was done. Now
these bargain-counter freedoms are to be had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

Until some Tune DeIoTe NlSU ii
the war, infidelty re-
NAMED the only cause for divorce; then the
bars were let down, permitting it to be granted
for desertion and cruelty.
This seemed to place England on par
with the American free and-easy divorce.
There was a sudden rush Of both sexes to the
courts asking freedom on these two new
counts, but they did not get very far, at first,
because the courts had to go through the slow
process Of making presidents, determining
Just what desertion and cruelty are Now this
legal underbrush has been pretty well cleared
up.
Nagging has been established as cruelty
in several leading cases which husbands have
won But If a wagging tongue is cruel, so is
a silent one. Silence, as might be expected, Is
a masculine method Of torture. Last month
four wives were "emancipated" from their
silent husbands. Typical is the case of Charles
wilkes, Of Chorley Wood, Hertfordshire.
After an about quarrel with his wife Sill
vey Agnes Wilkes told her he would have
nothing more to do with her but for year he
continued to live under the same roof RenaeV,
ing his clothes from the bedroom they had
shared, he moved into another. He slept alone,
ate alone and never spoke 20 her in all that
time though he wrote her notes occasionally,
to state what he wanted her TO prepare for
dinner on the maids day off.
The judge held that this was not only
studied cruelty but mental desertion and
granted a divorce TO Silvey Agnes
But what is sauce for the goose may be
only sass" for the gander. Another husband
asserted that his wife had deserted him,
though she remained in the same house At
times she brought her new lover into the
house for which her husband paid the rent
and at all times defied hubbys request not TO
be out all day at work
Once the wife seemed TO reent notifying
her husband in writing that she was willing
10 darn his socks. He accepted until he found
that they came back with bigger holes than
before or had been darned with fine wire,
which hurt his feet.
The Judge held that she was a most dis
agreeable woman who did not deserve any sort
Of husband; but as her conduct was such that
a man of any CUTS would have stood up TO
and knocked il out of her" he did not con-
slider she had been either sufficiently cruel
TO give grounds for divorce, nor that she de-
serted her husband, in the true sense of the
word.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

in the last war, that these international ro-
mances were rarely successful Therefore
officers take considerable pains to urge their
men against them and so far with marked
success. Reports show that the boys in this
war are also much more faithful TO sweet
hearts and wives left behind them.
OF recent years there has been a tendency
to sheer at the old faith that children in the
home bind the hearts of their parents TO each
other. England's new divorce experience how
ever tends TO sustain the old conviction.
One reason that the bombngs made no
dent in family life was that the children, for
the most part, went with one Of the parents
usually the mother. The other parent visited
them often as possible until all could re-
unite under another roof.
But the orderly evacuation which came
later is now seen TO have had a different effect
The new exodus was intended TO last for the
duration and nearly all the youngsters had 20
be planted on farms or small villages, with
the mother far away doing war work.
No doubt the mothers loved their children
as much as ever but the little ones no longer
kept them from spending their few hours of
relaxation with companions of their own age
but not always Of their own sex.
The divorce records show that absence Of
the children seems to make mothers heart
grow fonder-o of a new papa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24
LONDON, January Il.

LONDON January Il.
-HERE is serious trouble on the English
matrimonial front. For instance, 1854
petitions were listed for the Mchaelmas
term Of the divorce Division which ended
Decenlber21. That was more than four times
as many as me previous year.
Don't blame this altogether on Hitler. He
was almost a curcr OF the divorce epidemic,
as long as his bltz bombings Of England
lasted
But no sooner was he forced to quit than
the demands for divorce surEed back IN tide
that has cngulfed the courts become a prob
lem Of the moment and promises an even
greater one 10 come after the war.
Don't suspect Adolf Of meaning TO do good,
Dither That would be unjust and hurt his
feelings His intentions were sincerely the
worst possible.
The main principle Of Nazi strategy has
always been 90 divide and rule. II he could
turn husband and wife against each other
their country should be an easy prey for con-
quest and what better start than TO blow the
family home 20 pieces, scattering father
mother and children Nothing he ever tried
was more logical and plausible. yet the results
were the opposite OF what anyone would have
expected
For once absence really did make the
heart grow fonder. Happy-married couples,
forced 10 seek separate refugees, yearned to be
together again. Those not so happy forgot
their quarrels and complaints in their mutual
misfortune and anger at the Nazi
scourge It went even further than that.
Estranged couples, living apart and
frankly planning divorce, actually be-
came reunited. One OF an estranged
couple, learning that the other had been
bombed out, would invite the victim to
his or her home, temporarily.
The result, in an astonishing number
Of cases. was reconciliation. Hitler, the
unwilling peacemaller, had blown them
back into each others arms. y
But the Tuftwaifc could not stand its
losses and had TO give up The scheme,
and then the real causes OF the divorce
wave temporarily held back by the
bombings became apparent.
One cause was the inevitable result
of a total war. With husbands in the
armed forces thousands OF miles away,
lonesome wives pinned for masculine
admiration SO they had in the last war
but they had remained at home alone,
mostly Today the women are at work
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-24

The long arm
of the law" is pro-
verbal and the di-
vorce law did a
mighty stretch for
Driver Albert
Thomas who started
divorce proceedings
against his wife in
? 1910 but was sud
denly called to the
Middle East, while
his suit placidly
waited its day in
court. When the
case finally reached
the Bench, il was
learned that Thomas
had been captured
by the Italians and
therefore could take
no further part in
the proceedings.
Instead of rub
bing 1t off the calen-
dar for the dura-
ton, a legal COM
mission. through the
medium of the Red
Cross, took the sol
dier's testimony in
a prisoners camp
somewhere in Italy
and forwarded il TO
England. In due
course Of time, a
bundle arrived for