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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-03-09

among army pdS- Grantland Rice
ketball teams.
It is Sergeant Goren's belief that
basketball is not only ready for its
place in professional sport, but that
in addition army and navy teams
could TURF in a tremendous job for
the war effort in the way of bond
selling and aiding the Red Cross.
I agree with Sergeant Goren. For
basketball is the game that has
more combined players and spec.
tators than any other sport.
THE best basketball in the coun-
try Is played by service teams"
Goren says. Great Lakes domi-
mates the Midwest. Norfolk Naval
Training station and Mitchell Field
stand out along the Atlantic coast.
G~reensboro's Army Air forces team
is cleaning up in the South's tobacco
belt. St. Mary's Pre-flight is the
headliner on the Pacific coast.
Basketball interest has grown
tremendously with its spread to
army posts and navy bases. It is
altogether likely that the game will
emerge in the postwar period on a
big-league professional scale. This
is a natural outlet for the great bulk
of basketball talent that fourishes
throughout the service stations
a natural outlet. too. for the huge
following that has been drawn to
the game.
Given a Judge Lands to assure
its integrity and keep faith with the
fans. it a hardly miss. A high
commissioner must rule the sport.
It is the first step to professional
success.
Il do not know why such interest
cannot now be sustained by playing
an Army-Navy basketball game in
New York's Madison Square Gar
den. Or in the Chicago Stadium.
Put it anywhere-even in Soldier
Field-and it would come close to
selling out. Sooner or later your
basketball fan can visualize a world
series that will be the court games
counterpart Of baseball's October
classic"
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ten per cent Of retail price,
twenty per cent Of retail price;
furs, ten per cent Of retail, TIVE
nty per cent of retail; toilet pre-
partitions, ten per cent of retail,
twenty per cent of retail; pass
enger transportation, ten per
cent, fifteen per cent; seats and
'berths, ten per cent, twenty per
cent; long distance telephone
calls for which the charge is
more than "a cents, twenty per
cent, twenty-five per cent.
All of these tax increases be-
come effective April l.
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Tunney for Competition

The report or the rumor that l
am against competitive sport is just
100 per cent wrong" Comdr. Gene
Tunney, just back from the South
Pacific area. told me.
Il can tell you this-the navy v.
program was worked out in my Of
fee. This encouraged competitive
football. baseball, basketball, track
and field, swimming and every other
form Of competitive sport. I, with
other navy men, was completely
back Of this program.
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PerSondl

PERMANENT WAVE, soc! Do
your own Permanent with
Charm-Ku-l Kit. Complete
equipment, including 40 curl
ers and shampoo. Easy to do,
absolutely harmless. Praised
by thousands including Fay
Mckenzie, glamorous movie
star. Money refunded if not
satisfied. Big Horn Drug Co.
ITO"
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-03-09
WILL REVIEW DEFERMENTS

Local Se1ective service boards
have been directed to review
cases of all registrants ID thru
81 years old and deferred in
classes "a, 2B, &c and SC.
Particular attention will be
given registrantS under 26 years
of age in view of the presidents
statement that agriculture and
industry should release the
younger men for military service
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-03-09

JANE MEFFORD PHI. M. SIC
Miss Mefford enlisted in the
Waves in July 1943 and took
her basic training at Hunters
College. New York City. She re-
ceived her high school training
at Lodge Grass and graduated
with the class of 1941.
She has a brother in the
Marine corps who has been in
the South Pacific war zone.
When Miss Mefford completes
her training at Norfolk she will
be a licensed oral hygenist. it
was stated
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I'M BOOK O FOOD

After food shoppers have used
their brown Y and z stamps,
they do all their food shopping
with Ration Book four, It was
pointed out this week.
The ration token plan now in
effect eliminates use of STAMPS
Of four denominations g. S. 2.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-03-09
JANE MEFFORD Is
AT DENTAL SCHOOL

Word has been received here
that Miss Jane Mefford. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mef-
ford of Decker, has reported at
Norfolk, Va, to attend the
Waves dental school there. Be-
fore going to Norfolk she was
stationed at Memphis, Tenn.
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sional sport-which
happens to be bas-
ketball.
l got the tip and
the idea from Sergt.
Herb Goren, a for
mer sporting writer
on the N. Y. Sun
who is stationed
now at the Green's
boro. N. c., Basic
Training Center No.
10, which rates first
~ ~ l-
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MEDICINE HORSE IS
MARINE ATHLETE

Marine Private First Glass
Cleo R. Medicine Horse of Wy
ola, is a star member of a Mar
inc basketball team at a South
Pacific base, according to a re-
lease from the Marine public
relations section.
The 22-year-old Leatherneck
was a former star athlete at
Pierre, S. D. Indian school. He
joined the Marines in March,
1912.
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WE ALL know the war isn't over
w yet-and there isn't one OF US
who knows when this happy day will
arrive. But we at least know it
won't last forever. and that we can't
lose unless we beat ourselves. 1t is
at this point that I would like to give
you a new postwar major profess
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and l points, and uses stamps
of one denomination 40 points,
with one-point ration tokens for
change.
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MI. and Mrs. Russell Vickers
and family were Billings callers
Saturday. The Misses Thelma
Hyde and Alice Reibeth accomp-
anied them.
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FOR SALE-RoUnd tub electric
Maytag washer. Camp Custer
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FOR SALE-Regulation bugle.
Call at Camp Custer office TO-
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FOR SALE-Three sections land
Iron Springs country, with
fair Improvements and good
water. Good proposition for
farming and stockraising. Cash
or reasonable terms. Guy C.
Derry. Courthouse. Billings
Montana. loft
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For Sole

FOR SALE-Kitchen cabinet g.
4 burner gas stove. Mrs. S. A.
Yergey. 10-1
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WANTED TO BUY-Soft clean
clothes. Lucy VIM Hospital.
Ga
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FOR RENT-FurniShed apt. $40.
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WANTED TO BUY We pay
highest cash prices for used
cars. See us before you sell.
Graham Staunton, Hardin 9tf
Evening star., 1944-01-10

and particularly the need for plenty Of
seasoned infantry to smash through the
German fortified zones along the coast.
These latter reports point out accurately
enough, that the breaking through of a
fortified position is not done by air
power and artillery, which only prepares
the way, or by armored troops, whose
task is the subsequent exploitation Of
the break-through the actual break
through itself is the job of the infantry.
Hence the anxiety in Washington-is
the 20 per cent reported by Gen. McNair
enough? Possibly little analysis of
this figure might help. The total
strength of the Army is approaching
100000 officers and men. LESS than
20 per cent of this figure might be, say
100000. The prescribed strength of the
rifle regiment of the infantry has been
changed from time to time since the
last time that the relevant tables of
organization were made public, but it
may be taken at about $500 without
going very far wrong On that basis,
100000 officers and men would provide
428 rifle regiments of infantry, or enough
for 142 divisions-which is well in excess
of the total of 100 divisions which our
ground Army is supposed to include,
even if these were all infantry divisions.
which they are not.
On the basis Of, let us say, 30 infantry
divisions. there would be required $40
rifle regiments, or $4,000 oficers and
men. This would leave . balance Of
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Frank K. Kent

was no real reason for taking over the
ROADS. That, however, does not a-t-r
the TACT that strike date had been
set, nor detract from the opportunity
OF the President now to support his
chlef OF staff make recommendations
Ior effective legislation, in the way CT
which he has heretofore stood end
speak in manner to put an end to
strikes while the war lasts If he old
That he not only would insure against
any interruption of our war effort
during the terribly critical months
ahead, but he would go long way to-
ward nullifying the most damaging
criticism that is made of him and battle
most OF his critics. Certainly, he would
gam the respect of many who now have
little for him. Nor would he lose to anv
considerable degree his labor support.
Altogether, it seems great chance for
the President, but not many think he
will accept it.
incidentally, it Is worth noting that
not one of the Republican presidential
possibilities has peeped on the Marshall
statement. Loquacious enough on near
ly every other subject they are silent on
this. The intrepid Mr. Willkie, who talks
ana writes freely enough on most pub
nc matters, has not uttered a word on
this. Nor has Gov. Bricker the Ohio
candidate; nor Gov. Dewey, nor any
other of the various gentlemen listed
as active or receptive candidates. Per-
maps an exhibition of presidential
courage would have stimulating effect
upon the opposition. If fear of these
professional labor leaders could be eradi-
Gated from our public men, the national
health would be greatly improved.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Times A-Wostino

from the New York Post.
We liked the Cairo communioue and
its promise to strip the Japanese en-
pire down to its bare bones. Nor do
we object to the manner in which the
American press has embarked on some
thing like an orgy Of postwar planning
for the Pacific. But we still have to
keep couple Of facts in mind: There
isn't too much that we citizens on the
home front in America can do right now
about shaping the future of the Pacific
area. For two reasons: First, we haven't
won the war yet, and second, We don't
have all the facts. We don't know the
half OF what Roosevelt, Churchill, Stain
and Chang Kai-shek talked about. The
military side of their discussions is, ana
must be, almost complete blank to us.
The political side has been partially re-
vealed, but 1t can't be completely re-
vealed right now. 4. So, right at this
point, we would like to break into the
earnest plea that, in all the space our
American press Is devoting to ths post
war Pacific, little more room be found
for instant and PRESSING domestic issues.
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Suntuyunu Memoirs

The publication of the first part
OF the autobiography of George
Santayana is an event deserving of
the attention of the general public.
He calls the book Persons and
Places" but his readers would be
disappointed if he did not concen-
trate his art upon himself, his own
career, the cities and towns, the men
and women it has touched.
Mr.. Santayana's role in the world
commonly has been that of a phi
losopher He was a member of the
philosophical department at Har-
ward from 1889 until 1912. Archibald
MacLeish, however, insists: He
stands upon experience, but his
experience is esthetic altogether"
Those who peruse the autobiog-
raphy, then, will search more or less
deliberately for the secret of how
Mr.. Santayana, Spaniard who has
been "a sort of permanent guest" in
the United States since 1872, has
been able to formulate what properly
may be called American ideas in
language more graceful than any
contemporary native American
thinker has used.
Whether Mr.. Santayana will solve
that mystery in his memoirs remains
to be determined after the final
portion of them has been published.
He surely ought to comprehend the
alchemy of style, If any man does.
But perhaps he will choose not to
explain it. He has been-Still is-a
wizard with words, and the illusions
of his magic might be robbed of
much of their brillance were they
analyzed and catalogued.
Most readers, let it be repeated,
will want nothing more in Mr.. San
tayana's autobiography than his
own impressions of the universal
scene in which he has dWelt with
logic, tolerance and a certain curl
Gus melancholic cheerfulness very
good to know. He is essentially
Spanish, but he also is cosmopoli-
tan, and the years which will follow
the present strife will be years to be
viewed as he would view them
with reason, charity and hope. Mr..
Santayana is eighty. How pleasant
it is that in the sunset of his career
he should be living tie between
the old and the new!
Evening star., 1944-01-10

OF course, there are others behind
them, waves and waves Of others. There
are total of about 5000 men in rife
platoons in the whole division. The rest
OF the infantry of the division operates
supporting weapons Digit and heavy
machine guns, light and heavy mortars.
antitank guns and infantry howitzers)
or is engaged jim the tasks of command.
administration and supply, communica-
tons and reconnaissance. About 10
per cent of basic privates is allowed for
requirements.
But the startling difference between
total strength and actual initial ASSAULT
ing strength is one to be kept carefully
IN mind. 1t illustrates the vast COM
plexlty OF the modern army, and the
huge organization which is necessary
IN order that one Garand rifle NAV de-
liver its fire against the enemy. or one
machine gun begin squibbing of a belt
OF ammunition on the firing line. To
repeat the old soldiers remark: war is
10 per cent fightin' and 90 per cent
damn hard work"
tcopyright, 1914, New York Tribune, Incl
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Constantine BrO1VN

vantageous from strategic viewpoint,
would create number Of difficult prob
lens In the future.
The German minorities are not easily
handled and the swap Of territories con-
tanning Germans against territories con-
tanning an overwhelming Polish popu-
lation is not in accordance with any
of the principles for which the war is
being fought.
But these matters, it is said in official
quarters, are less important at this
time than the resumption of official
relations between Moscow and the Polish
government in London. The Soviet's
refusal to recognize the present legal
government, and its insistence that an
other be chosen by the Polish people
during the occupation of Poland by the
Russian armies is regarded by the Poles
as definite indication that Russia
wants to have the final say in all their
political and domestic matters.
The government-in-e is said to
consider this question as a test case
for all the other minor countries of
Europe and for the Atlantic Charter,
regardless of how the problem is ere
sented for the consumption of the
American and British people.
The friendly Intervention said to have
been undertaken at Moscow by the
State Department has not yet broue 1T
positive results. While American diplo-
mats still are hopeful that Premier
Stain, who appeared so cooperative
at the Moscow conference, will listen
sympathetically, most of the European
diplomats here are less inclined to be-
lieve 1t.
Evening star., 1944-01-10

lean Locomotive Co.'S Schenectady works
and a strike of municipal employees in
Philadelphia. And many others are in
the offing- Recent figures of the Bureau
OF Labor Statistics show the number of
strikes in 1943 was almost double the
average for the 15-year period preceding
our entry into the war.
Under these circumstances, it is diff
cult to see how the President can avoid
making this business of strikes the fea-
ture of his message-particularl as his
chief OF staff, Gen. Marshall, returning
from visit to all the fighting fronts, to
find that the Army has to run the rail-
roads at home just when it is about to
make its greatest effort abroad, recently
expressed the view that the situation
would comfort the enemy, prolong the
war and cost many American lives. As
matter of fact, there seems here a
great opportunity for the President not
only to serve the country. but to serve
himself as well. True, he has had no
labor policy worthy of the name True.
too, he has been politically allied with
the labor bosses and has not once
effectively resisted their demands. In
every case since the war began they
have got, If not all they asked, at least
all they expected. 1t is true too, that
Mr.. Roosevelt muddled this railroad
situation very badly, indeed.
For example, he not only failed to
support his own agents and boards. but
he gave to the unions almost every
thing they asked and several things
they did not ask at all There also
seems sound foundation for the charge
OF the unions that the strike could have
been settled by agreement and there
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Congress Comes Beck

The Seventy eighth Congress as
sembles today for a session which
will produce the most severe test of
our legislative processes that has
been seen in many long year.
There will be immediate ques-
tions relating to the conduct OF the
war, particularly. in the domestic
field. Among these are such highly
controversial matters as the tax
bill, the subsidy program and pos
Sibly some form of national service
legislation. There will also be i'm
portant issues more concerned with
the postwar period-legislation to
meet the needs of returning SOL
diers, the shaping of procedures for
a gradual shift back to civilian pro-
duction, etc. Unfortunately, all of
these problems will have to be dealt
with In an atmosphere highly
charged with political considera-
tions arising out of the imminence
OF the party conventions and a
wartime presidential election.
To enumerate these things is vir-
tually to rule out any hope of an
orderly and harmonious session.
Under the circumstances, that
would be too much to expect. New
ertheless, however trying the ses-
sion may be, it is essential that Con-
gress should not lose sight of the
larger objectives. This is going to
be the decisive year of the war, the
year in which this country will put
forth its greatest military effort and
incur its greatest losses. To sustain
this effort, we will need all of our
strength, both at the front and at
home. If the year 1914 is to de-
mand a supreme effort in combat, it
must produce higher order of
craftsmanship at home, and this
despite the mounting complexity of
our political difficulties.
To this end, every member of
Congress must assume an individ-
ual responsibility. When differ
ences arise, as they assuredly will,
the solutions must be sought with
an eye to what is good for the Ma
ton. The course which seems to
offer some narrow partisan advan-
tage or some personal political
benefit must be stunned. To per-
NIT this session to degenerate into
a series of petty squabbles would
play directly into the hands of
those who grasp eagerly at every
opportunity to undermine the posi-
ton of the National Legislature.
And, even more Importantly, it
would play into the hands of our
enemies abroad. 1t is imperative
that the returning members of Con-
gress keep these things uppermost
in mind, and that they approach
the duties of this session with a
higher sense Of responsibility than
has been evident in the past.
Evening star., 1944-01-10

British Army Of occupation which will
be withdrawn when . general peace
treaty has been signed.
The American and the British govern
ments, which are anxious to solve the
Russian-Polish problem, temporarily at
least, are inclined to favor such q So
luton.
According to reports circulated over
the week end in Washington diplomatic
quarters, the proposal has been sub
mitted for consideration to the Moscow
government. For the time being,
Washington is acting as peace broker
between the Russians and the Poles.
In most diplomatic quarters, however,
grave doubts are expressed over the
willingness Of Premier Stain to resume
relations with the Polish government
which he suspects of being determined
to remain unyielding to the Soviet
claims that the Ukraine-including the
area taken by the USSR in 1939-and
White Russia are constitutionally Soviet
territories.
1t appears that the suggestion from
Moscow offering Poland compensations
In the west is not being favorably re-
ceived by the government-in-exile. Ac-
cording to these reports, Russia would
be willing to permit Poland to annex
the territories now in the possession of
Germany extending to the mouth of the
Vistula River, East Prussia with its
important capital, Koenigsberg, and
German Silesia, rich in coal mines.
The contention Of the Polish leaders
is that these territories have an over
whelming German population and their
incorporation into Poland, while ad-
Evening star., 1944-01-10
Letters to The Star
Wonders About How We Would Feel
About Strikes in Axis Countries.

Wonders About How We Would Feel
About Strikes in Axis Countries.
To the Editor Of The STAR
Perhaps the best way Of determining
the probable effect of the alleged state
ment of high Government person.
age" on strikes upon Axis morale would
be to consider the facts in reverse.
Suppose we had creditable report that
thousands of German or Japanese work.
ers in essential war industry were quit
ting or were threatening to quit work
and that the governments of those ma
tions had had to send in the army. to
compel operation of the railroads, what
would be the effect upon our exceeding
ly complacent home front" and the lead
ers of organized labor? We probably
would have demands for more pay for
less work all along the line, the war
being considered practically over.
However reaction to such news, even
in Berlin and Toxic, must be twofold.
Gratification of course, but also puzzle
ment. How can any nation at war, and
with authority to send some men into
battle and death, lack the authority to
compel others to supply them-and to
the fullest extent of their ability-with
the necessary implements of war?
That is question that will have to
be settled, and soon, If we are to win
this war; or not unnecessarily prolong
it,
Yes, the country-its vast majority
is ready to consider a national service
act, to the end that the Commander in
Chief will be commander of all, not
part of the people. for assignment to
any such war duties as they physically
and mentally are able to perform.
WILBUR H. CLOSE.