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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01
Victory For
laps Empty,
Stores Gone
Fight For Burma
Not Yet Ended

Chungking. China. May Up
Japan won, in flaming Lashio. an
empty city because remaining war
stores had been removed or de-
stroyed and China's Burma Road
supply lines had been shifted in
advance, Chinese army spokes-
man said today.
Promising that the Chinese arm
les under Lieut.. Gen. Joseph w.
Stilwell United States Army,
would fight for Burma TO the last
the spokesman admitted the ia
panese threat was great but said
the effect of the enemy capture
of Lashio would have more moral
than physical effect.
II was feared here that the pow
eriul, tank-led Japanese force
which pressed northward $50 miles
in week TO take Lasbio. terminus
Of the Burma Running Road,
might now turn westward in
an attempt to encircle Mandalay
and trap Chinese and British
forces.
Military experts suggested that
the japanese might at the same
time renew their drives up the Sit
tang and Irrawaddy Rivers.
In doing so, it was explained,
the Japanese might hope to en-
velop Mandalay from east as well
as west and advancing up the
Sittang directly toward il from
the Thai sector. IS miles TO the
south, force the allied troops to re-
tire toward the rugged mountains
behind them.
A Chinese spokesman said Gen
erslissimo Chang kaiShek, on
his recent visit TO Burma, had
designated new supply lines for
the Chinese forces in Burma, and
that these supply lines did not
run through Lashio
The Insignificant amount OF war
material sent recently from India
to Burma had largely been used
for the Chinese troops on the
front, the spokesman said.
Thousands of Chinese laborers
have long been working to make
az least two major northern sup
ply routes. of which one is TO be
completed this month, the other
within six months.
At Lashio the japanese were
astride the railroad and highway
I leading south TO Mandalay. They
had esta blished their columns
well north Of the Burma wet area
of jungle and swamp where fight
ing would have been almost i'm
possible during the imminent wet
/ season
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01
Congress Today

fBy Associated Pressj
Senate
Resumes consideration Of {2.l2s.-
600 900 supply bill for independent
agencies with iva dispute UP
tmeets at u noon SWTJ.
Military Committee discusses
women's auxiliary bill no 4. M.
Patents Committee calls anti
trust witness 10000
Banking Committee considers
amendments to National Housing
Act G0.3O
Appropriation subcommittee
considers annual supply bills for
Agriculture and Interior Depart
ments Oime unccrtainj
House
in recess
Banking Committee hears WPB
official on small business legisla-
ton I0.3O).
Judiciary Subcommittee resumes
hearings on labor bills GO.o0)
Ways and Means Committee
nears vote on corporation taxes
G0:30l.
THURSDAY
Senate
Approved reductions OF si20 0o.-
900 in s2.126.000.0O0 appropriations
measure.
House
Routine session.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01
Miss Power Plans
Recital on Organ

a public organ recital viii be
presented by Mary Alice Power
Sunday afternoon. at o'clock in
the First Methodist Church Miss
Power. organist and music direc-
tor Of the First Methodist Church
has planned he following program
Prelude and Fugue in F minor
J. s. Bach. When in the Hour OF
Utmost Need }. s Bach; sheep
May Safely Craze, Bach-Gaul Fan
taisie In a Major Franck The
Legend OF the Mountain kars
Ebert; 4 Mighty Fortress Is Our
God Karg Ebert. Prelude. Sama-
zeuilh. Toccata Thou Art The
Rock" Mulet
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01
City Starts New Year
With Sj6.24O i'm Cash
Total Lower
Than That
of 1911
Due to Increased
Population,
War

Ypsilanu today started IFS new
fiscal year with S56.9407i as com.
pared 10 a year ago when there was
Sl079l4 in city funds The reduced
total is attributed TO greatly in
creased costs due 20 the war and t6
necessity for expanded services
since construction Of the Ford
bomber plant.
More funds are overdrawn this
year. there being eight in the red,
with total of S52.264.9S A year
ago the annual report Of the treas
urer Mrs. Mabel l. Stadtmiller,
showed three funds oyerdfawn and
one fund exhausted
Greatest deficit this year is the
street repair fund which has been
overdrawn S1S.j5S g. The paving
fund is next with $l073696 IN tho
red. other oyerdrawu accounts are
the sewer fund, $9,4393S; sewer
connection fund, $685. sidewalk
fund. 1874; first district storm
sewer fund. S6.O5l12 second dis.
trict storm sewer fund, SIS 20909,
and the city market fund. $lli2.69,
Funds in which there are credit
balances are: bond and coupon ac-
count sl,G74.67. contingent fund,
f.031.70. water works fund. Slo.'
4s6.47: fire department fund. 81
O37.e1: police department, S8,9i2'
90: street lights. 81 i63.S2; poor
fund. Sl6,62392, bridge fund ST.
s4A34. sinking fund, $5.960.95; lie
brary, s4O712. park fund, $i,49312,
health fund. $2.4s915. hospital Sl4'
s37.07: hospital building fund So
004.25. insurance fund. Sl6.525.li5
sewage disposal fund, S7572 SO. or
a total of ylOg 5O512
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01
War Production Receives
Precedence Over MAY Day

ming meeting was held last year TO
commemorate the loss OF freedom
of workers in Nazifed nations, la
Dor spokesman said workers this
year were planning only a day Of
increased production. Milwaukee
left-wing groups cancelled daytime
celebration to avoid interference
with war production. The same
was true in Indiana where parades
were held in FIVE cities a year ago.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01
WAIVE HEARING

Grand Rapids. Mich, May 1-AP-
Two youths, John kiever. and Rob
ert Howard, charged with felonious
assault in an alleged attempt TO re-
move l6-year-old girl from the
Juvenile Detention Home, waived
preliminary examination Thursday
and were bound over to circuit court
under $1,000 bond. The two are &C.
cused Of threatening Miss Clara Bar
ton. night nurse at the Juvenile
Home. with a butcher knife.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01
STARTS SWING SHIFT

Detroit Mich. Nav 1-AP- The
Ford Motor Company has inaugural
ed the swing shift in some divisions
Of its Rouge plant and will expand
il to wherever practical 10 speed
war production. Richard T. Leon
ard Ford, director OF the United
Automobile Workers (CIO), an
nounCed Thursday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01
INSURANCE MAN DIES

Battle Greek. Mich May 1-AP-
BENJAMIN r. Hinderliter, So. who
had been in the real estate and in
sursnce business here for many
years died Thursday in a hospital
in Hastings The widow, a son and
four daughters survive.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01
MysteryFires
Busy Fighters

West Greenwich, r. l.. May l.
INS-Fire, thought by authorities
TO be the work of saboteurs, today
ragged uncontrolled over 40 square
miles OF woodlands along the Rhode
lsland-Connecticut border.
Damage already inflicted was es-
timated at $2,00O.000. Thousands
of fre-fghters battled the onrush-
ing flames.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01
Advanced Motor Mechanics
to Begin Here tuesday

More detailed study Of parts Of
The automobile will be taught In the
Red Cross advanced motor mechan-
les course beginning Tuesday.
The class viii be taught by Clair
Simons at 55 limerick ST. each
Tuesday from 80 10 $50 p. 20
Eligible for member hip are those
who have taken beginning motor
mechanics course.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01

Chicago. May Inns - Three
fires which broke out almost stimuli
taneously in widely separated parts
of Chicago and started smaller fires
today brought out more than 100
fire department vehicles and 500
fremen, one third OF the depart
ment
a spectacular blaze in the air.
craft parts division OF the Pullman
Standard Car Manufacturing Com
pany, which has millions of dollars
in war contracts, destroyed two
great sheds, each approximately
200 feet long, $50 feet wide, and
$50 feet high.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01
AUCTION CALENDAR

SATURDAY, MAY Pat I o'clock
at the farm known as the John
Schsffer Place. House No. 1855
on U. S. % Carpenter Rd.l ?
miles north Of Milan. John
sehsffer. Proprietor. Earl Wright.
Auetloneer o. {. Veddsr Clerk.
ADJ. 5O2S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01

Los ANGELES UP-The pres
ence OF an unidentified target
later identified az friendly silenced
radio stations FOR IS minutes in
southern California early today and
caused an alert 70 Los Angeles. the
Army announced
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER; Tonight;
Somewhat Cooler

CHICAGO-AP - International
Harvester Company, first concern
ordered by the War Labor Board
TO establish maintenance Of union
membership, will comply with the
order although. il said. most
Americans believe that union mem
bership should not be forcibly in
creased at the expense OF war pro-
duction.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01

BEEF DINNER-at noon. Sunday.
May 3 ST. Joseph's Church Whitta.
ker Adults Coo, Children 30c.
ADV. sol
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01

WASHINGTON up The
Senate late yesterday approved
a salary raise for Budget d.
rector Harold D. Smith, from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01

SAN QUENTIN. Calf -AP-The
Bible class of condemned men at
San Quentin Prison meets at noon
but its strange leader Robert S.
"Rattlesnake" James, was absent
today because he had a rendezvous
with the gallows for killing his
sixth wife nearly seven years ago.
At 10 a. IN, Pacific War Time,
James mounted the IS steps of the
scanold and dropped to death.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01

WASHINGTON-lNS- Sec
rotary Of Labor Frances Per-
kins today certified TO the War
Labor Board wage dispute
between the Bethlehem Steel
Co.. at Johnstown, Pa, and
1000 workers OF the CLOS
Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01

See WAR-Page 3
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-01

OBERLIN. Kan-INS- Oberlin
prepared today for the burial of Is
persons killed when a freak lorna
do ripped through a farm district
at the eastern outskirts of this
northwestern Kansas community,
The high wind, described as the
worst ever to hit this part Of
Kansas" destroyed farmhouses at
intervals along an eight mile
course, Twelve other persons we're
injured. several seriously.
Smyrna times., 1942-08-20
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
CONTINUED from Page Two)

ing at Atlantic City.
Miss Bertha James from near
Dover, is the guest of Miss Elva
Jester.
Mrs. Mary Hall and son of Val
paraiso, South America, are home
on a visit.
Mrs. VIM. A. Ransom and chill
dren, of Railway, N. j., are visiting
her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Hirons and
Mr.. Harris, of Philadelphia, are
guests of Mrs. j. M. Voshell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howe, of Philadei-
phia, and Mrs. Margaret Stinson, of
Baltimore are guests of Mr.. A.
Sisco.
Rev. Edward Burke, of Philadel-
phia, will fill the pulpit of Clayton
M. E. Church, for the pastor, next
Sunday.
Clayton Riley, of st. Georges ana
Eugene Sutton, of Chicago, have
been visiting Theo. T. Johnson,
near town.
Miss Annie Legg is visiting
friends in Queen Anne's county,
Md.
Mrs. David Hunter, of Baltimore,
is visiting the family of r. S.
Marin, near Green Spring.
Will w. Wright has accepted a
position with A. H. Reed, of Phila-
delphia, dealer in creameries and
supplies.
]. w. Tucker and wife are visit
ing her parents at Galena.
Geo. T. Brown and family and
Mrs. VIM. M. Lewes, are spending
a week at Woodland Beach.
Mrs. M. c. Moore, of Mt. Airy,
N. G., and Miss Lila Norris, of
Philadelphia, ae visiting their par
Smyrna times., 1942-08-20
SOME TAYLOR'S
BRIDGE ITEMS
News of Community Interest
Cleaned From Around
Thoroughfare Neck
BUDGET OF PERSONALS

Taylor's Bridge, Aug. 10 = Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Knots of Sharon
Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Purnell
Lewis of Smyrna, spent Monday
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Latta and
Miss Margaret Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Steller and
family spent Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James l.. Nc
Claim near Blackbird.
Mr.. William Keiser of Whining
ton, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Keis-
er.
Mrs. Matte Sttaats, and Mrs
Lester Burris of Smyrna, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
H. Warner.
Miss Gertrude Newman is spend
ing this week with her sister, Mrs.
Howard Elliott and Mr.. Elliott in
Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Steller and
sons, and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee w.
David spent Sunday with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William R. AL
free near Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Elliott and
sons of Milford, Mrs. Edgar Long
and children of Hartly, Mrs. Martha
Williams, Mrs. Edith Marvel and
son, Mrs. Ida Austin, and Mrs. Ida
Roe and son of Wilmington, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Orville
Newman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Latta of
Marshallton, spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Latta, and Mrs. Fannie Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Warner,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Montgom-
cry and daughters, were Thursday
visitors with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William D. Warner.
Smyrna times., 1942-08-20
THE GUNS
BEHIND THE MEN BEHIND

Keeping up with the Joneses is
no easy task in 1912. For the
Jones family-traditional symbol of
the typical American family-is
setting an inspiring pace of energy
and patriotism. There is John
Jones, ST., whose job in an import
ant defense plant gives him the
satisfaction of knowing that he is
helping produce vital part for the
planes that John, Jr., now an air
corps cadet, is learning to fly. And
Grandma Jones, whose busy fingers
have never lost the knack for knit
ting warm sweaters and socks for
the boys in the services. Mother
Jones has just completed the ad-
vanced course in first aid, while her
daughter Mary is almost ready for
her motor corps exams. Collection
of scrap rubber, metal and paper,
plus the odd jobs with which he
earns money for defense stamps,
are making this summer vacation
the busiest time in Bobby Jones'
10-year-old life.
Multiply the Jones activity by
100000 families and you have a
partial picture of the way in which
Americas citizens are transferring
their energies from peacetime tasks
and diversions to the major job of
winning the war. In a larger sense,
the Joneses typify not only small
family units but the large indus
tries which have converted their
full facilities to war production.
Take, for. example, the highway
industry and profession. It was
among the first to make the switch
from peacetime construction to to-
tai war. December 7, 1941, was
not the starting point for road
buildings war production. The
highway industry has been busy for
several years producing the facil-
tiles necessary for the war effort.
Virtually its entire efforts are now
devoted entirely to the successful
prosecution of the war. This has
in many cases meant major chang
es in the road builders work. 1t
has given him an opportunity to
show the versatility and adaptable
ity of his talents. The highway
contractor who before the war con-
centrated on improvement of road
ways now turns his time and skill
to construction of camps, naval and
air bases. The knowledge and ex-
perience of the road builder has
proved particularly suited to air.
port construction and contractors
crews are working day and night
throughout the country building
the fields to keep 'em flying. Not
only is the highway industry play
Smyrna times., 1942-08-20
KENYON NEWS
NOTES OF WEEK
Personal Mention and Social
Items and Other Parties
Reported About Town
COMMUNITY INTEREST

Kenton, August 19-The Kenton
Sunday School will hold picnic
and treat at the church on Thurs
day evening, August goth.
Rev. and Mrs. w. D. Short mo-
tored to Wilmington last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Clark enter
tanned quite few friends at dinner
on last Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melbourne Wiley
of Hilton Village, Va, have been
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. E. Wiley.
Miss Mary K. Walker of Phila-
delphia, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. G..
Walker,
Miss Adeline Hilyard of Whining
ton, has been spending a two weeks
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Hilyard.
Miss Ethel Geiser and Mr.. Will
liam McGowen of Philadelphia, Pa,
have been spending two weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Clark,
Miss Ethel Carey of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with her sis
ter, Miss Eva Carey.
Private Stanley Urban of Fort
Eustis, Va, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Urban.
Lieutenant Ernest Smith of Fort
Eustis, Va, spent last week with
his wife and parents.
Smyrna times., 1942-08-20

love, and of a sound mind. A bible
citation from the lesson-sermon:
Romans 10: 14-1S and 81. Bless
them that prosecute you: bless and
curse not. Is. Rejoice with them
that do rejoice, and weep with
them that weep. 16. Be of the
same mind one toward another.
Mind not high things, but conde-
scend to men of low estate. Be not
wise in your own conceits. II.
Recompense to no man evil for
evil. Provide things honest in the
sight of all men,. Is: If it be pos
sible, as much as lieth in you, live
peaceably with all men. q. Be not
overcome of evil, but overcome evil
with good. Correlative from the
textbook, Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures" by Mary
Baker Eddy: Let the perfect model
be present in your thoughts instead
of its demoralized opposite. This
capitalization of thought lets in
the light, and brings the divine
Mind, Life not death, into your con-
seriousness. :. 1t should be thorough
ly understood that all men have one
Mind, one Life, Truth, and Love.
Mankind will become perfect in
proportion as this fact becomes APP
parent, war will cease and the true
brotherhood of man will be estab-
ished.
Smyrna times., 1942-08-20
BRIEF SMYRNA
LANDING NEWS
Budget of News and Person
ais Cleaned About Smyr-
ma River Wharves
CITIZENS MAKE VISITS

Smyrna Landing, Aug. 80 Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Tooney of West.
mont, N. j., spent Sunday with
Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Mrs. Emma Davis who has beer
very ill in Delaware Hospital, is re.
ported to be improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Jackson Of
Wilmington, who spent last week
at Rehoboth, en- route home, Sun.
day stopped over and visited with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. F
jackson.
Mr.. Ed. Daisy has been visiting
his daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Davis at Talleyville.
Mr.. George Maltby, who has been
spending the past two weeks here
returned to his home at Ceilings
wood, N. j., Sunday. His grandson
Bobby, returned with him.
Miss Mildred Davis, who has been
very ill, is recovering slowly.
Mrs. Annie Hawkins of Chester,
Pa, visited with friends here Sum
day.
Mr.. Carl Davis, who is a meat
cutter in Wilmington, met with the
misfortune of cutting off the end
of his thumb Tuesday. He is now
with his mother, Mrs. Emma Davis.
Mrs. Earl Soft is staying with
her sister, Mrs. Halold Warner at
Holly Oak to be near her two chill
dren who is very ill in the Della
ware Hospital.
Mrs. Earl Hurd and children of
Little Creek, were recent visitors
of Mrs. Thomas Wrench.
Mrs. Olin Tarbutton spent last
week with her daughter, Mrs. Hor-
ace Cole, at Marshallton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton E. Pierson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Pierson
and daughter, of Wilmington, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Spence and family
of Blackbird, spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Day.
ton Pierson, Sr.
Mr.. Harry Murray and family of
Rehoboth, spent Sunday with his
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cole.
Miss Lora McNatt is spending
this week in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. CORTLAND Gaulke
spent Saturday in Wilmington.
Mr.. John Clough who is employ
ed at Cape May, N. j., spent the
weekend with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hilyard of
Claymont, Miss Dinkey Knight of
Wilmington, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. CORTLAND Gaulke.
Mrs. Louis Cole, who was ill last
week, is reported better.
Capt. Isaac Burris and wife of
Little Creek, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Slaughter, and sons Curtis and
Bunny, of Middletown, spent Sum-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Gaulke.
Smyrna times., 1942-08-20
CLAYTON NEWS
AND PERSONALS
Budget of Items From Our
Railroad Town and Their
Personal Mention
CHURCHES AND SCHOOL

Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood David
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Shane.
Miss Peggy Furniss is spending
the week with her aunt, Mrs. Ray
mond Mabrey.
Miss Betty Eichholz, Miss Ann
Ryck and Miss Ruth Berry OF
Washington, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Eichholz.
Mrs. Robertson of Salisbury, is
spending sometime with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ralph Coverdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Hollett
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. Hollet.
Mrs. John Shortall, Mrs. John
Roth and son Jimmy, spent Monday
at Philadelphia.
Miss Anna Marie Davidson of
Smyrna, spent a few days with
Miss Mary Louise Ely.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Collision are
spending a few days with their
daughter, Mrs. ]. M. Crozier.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ely spent Sat
urday evening with Mrs. Ely's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pardee of Viola.
Mrs. John Lubbock and daughter
Mary Lee, have returned to their
home in Baltimore after spending
the summer in Clayton.
Miss Ruth Hill has returned to
the Methodist Hospital in Philadel-
phia after spending her vacation
with her parents, Mr., and Mrs. Wal
ter Hill.
Miss Virginia Jones is visiting
friends in New York, and Mrs.
Sarah Jones is visiting in Denville,
N. j.
Mrs. Richard Comegys has re-
turned to her home after spending
several weeks with her husband at
Camp Swift, Texas.
Smyrna times., 1942-08-20
The Road
By CHARLES M. UPHAM
Engineer Director
American Road Builders Assn
Warrington, D. c.

/ ing an important part in providing
these facilities, but it is setting
speed records. The great bulk of
war obstruction has been complet-
ed on or ahead of schedules that
were stepped up to call for COM
pletion in times once considered
impossible.
The boundaries of the United
States do not now limit the sphere
of activity of the American road
builder. A vast amount of con-
struction work has been and is be-
ing done in the war bases in the
Caribbean Sea, Newfoundland, the
Panama Canal Zone, Alaska and
other outlying islands and the
Hawaiian Islands. Through swamp
and jungle are forging American
engineers and contractors to COM
plete the vitality important highway
link between Alaska and the Unit
ed States. Protection of the Pan
ANA Canal was reinforced by the
recently completed Trans-Isthmian
Highway.
Foresighted manufacturers of
bodybuilding equipment were
ready for conversion to a war in
dustry. Machines are produced
with lightning speed that answer
the needs for roads and streets,
bridges and dams, camps and can
tonments, military bases and air.
ports that are essential to the
speed, efficiency and productiveness
of our war mobilization. Servicing
and reconditioning of construction
equipment used on war projects,
rather than selling, has become the
principal job of equipment distrib-
utors.
The specialized training of the
traffic engineer is now of inestim-
able value in planning the most eff
ficient use of highway transporta-
ton, especially in the transport of
our war workers to their jobs.
They are also called upon to plan
for the orderly evacuation of met
ropolitan districts in the event of
air invasion.
The highway industry and pro-
fession is, therefore, justifiably
pointing with pride to its share in
the war effort. No other business
was better prepared to undertake
essential defense and war work
without delay. No other business
can show a better record of COM
pletion of assignments on or ahead
of time. No other business will do
better job of speeding future
war projects. The highway indus
try and profession is an effective
example of the success of the
American system of free enterprise
in placing strong support behind
he men behind the guns.