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The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13

Chief Carpenters Mate Benjamin
Coles will be at the Glasgow re-
cruiting station Thursday, May 20,
to interview applicants for the sea-
bees, the navy's construction bat
talon, it was announced by Chief E.
B. Ulberg. in charge of the GlaS-
gov station.
Chief Ulberg said the May quota
of the seabeeS calls for bulldoZer
operators, carpenters, concrete wor-
kerS, electricians engine operators,
gas and diesel repairmen, mechan-
les, oilers, pipefitters and plumbers,
pipelayers, riggers, road machine
operators, sheet metal workers. steel
workers, welders and wharfbuilders.
He said those with trades other
than those listed should place their
applications on file at the station
IS there are frequent calls for trades
of all kinds.
Men between II and SO who are
interested in joining the seabees
should apply at the Glasgow office
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13

they lived in belonging to S. M.
Mattson.
Mrs. Gene Etchart returned home
from a business trip to Lancaster,
Calf.
Mrs. Tony Bengochea is cooking
for the lambing crews on the north
Cooper place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl O'Brien of
Hnsdale called at the Fred Ekola
home Friday evening.
Miss Ella Hammerness visited at
the Tampico and Billingsley schools
Tuesday.
Mary Jane and Mitchell Bengo-
chea spent Saturday night at the
Emanuel DeMessemacker home.
Mrs. Scott johnson and son Tom
are visiting at the Kirwan home.
Mrs. Dorothy Vertz spent the
week end visiting friends in Glas-
gov.
Word has been received from rel
atives of Mrs. T. G.. Dahl, a for
mer resident, that she passed away
April II at Minneapolis at the
age of "a years. She had been in
poor health for more than a year.
Mrs. Tony Arrotta returned home
Friday from Great Falls, where she
has been caring for her mother,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13

Miles Harrington visited at the Ben
Kolstad home Sunday afternoon.
Miss Phyllis Sjordal of Havre is
working as third trick operator at
the depot and is staying at the
F. E. Nelson house.
Lorraine Nelson writes she is now
located at Randolph field. Texas.
She received five weeks of basic
training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa,
WAAC training center.
Mrs. Magnus Swanson left Friday
for Seattle to join her husband.
who is stationed there.
Private Oliver Moen is home on
furlough visiting his mother, Mrs.
Bertha Moen, and relatives.
Mrs. John McColly of Hinsdale
spent Saturday night and Sunday
at the Olaf Qualey home.
Dick Martin is drilling a we'll for
c. J. Maalerud west of Tampico.
Mrs. Olaf Qualey attended a
home demonstration council meet
ing in Glasgow Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. liver Martin and
family moved into what is known
as the OpSahl house, located west
OF Tampico. They have lived at the
Maalerud home since the fire last
July 10 which destroyed the house
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13
By Dina Thompson

Anna johnson was a dinner guest
OF Mr. and Mrs. Harold Culver
of Glasgow Saturday.
Anna SchuSter, Esther Neihoff.
Walter Ne.hoff and Anna johnson
were dinner guests of MI. and Mrs.
Walter Irgens Friday.
Leland st. John entertained II
Boys at his birthday party We'd
Sunday dinner guests at the
Charles Rucker home at Kildeer,
Sask.. were Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
BergStrom and family, Mr.. and
Arthur Omvig and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Develin of YER
wood.
MI and Mrs. John BergStrom en-
tertained at Sunday supper Mr.. and
Mrs. Norton BergStrom and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bergstrom
and family.
Richard B0hlig. Opheim senior
and son of Mayor and Mrs. Z. c
Bohlig, passed a test for navy of
ticerS training at Butte last week
end.
Dorothy BOhlig and Mrs. Alice
t~oliensbee spent the week end at
he hcme of Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald
Cook of Sidney. Verna Shelter OF
Golva, N. D., was also a guest at
he Cook home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Thill and fam
ly spent Sunday at the home of
M. and Mrs. Dwight Gamrath.
Serg. Paul thinner OF Fort Knox.
KY, is a guest at the home of his
parents and friends in Glentana.
Mrs. Oscar ISakson left for Hills
Borough, N. D, Friday.
Many delegates from Malta, Sid
Hey, Wolf Point. Scobey, Poplar and
other points attended the fellow
ship meeting held Monday at the
Assemblies Of God church.
Mrs: f. Jessel. Valley county
council secretary. and Mrs. Hugh
Cole, president of the Opheim club.
and Mrs. H Hanvold. secretary of
the Opheim club, attended a home
demonstration council meeting in
Glasgow Saturday.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid will
meet May 20 at the home of Mrs.
o. Quale. with Mrs. F. Jessel as
sistant hostess.
Mrs. w. d. Ellis returned from
Champagne, ILL.,. last Saturday.
Private First Glass Frank Schus-
yer OF Camp Carson, Colo. spent
wednesday to Friday at the home
If Miss Anna SchuSter.
Mrs. Carol Amundson of Pitts
BURG spent a few DAYS last week
at the home of Mrs. N. C. Amund-
on. She left Monday for the coast.
Mrs. N. G AmundSon left Monday
for Minot. N. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Larson enter
aimed at dinner Sunday Mrs. Carol
AmundSon, Mrs. N. c. Amundson.
and Henry Peterson, Great North
ern employee.
Mr. and Mrs. George Keough had
IS guests at their home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Selmer Grindeland.
MI. and Mrs. Walter Ammo and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Schnell
and daughter of Nashua and Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Squires and fam
ly.
Glen Lands of Williston and Mr..
md Mrs. Roy Hallock and family
ere dinner guests at the home of
Mrs. Thea RiSa Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Hanson an
bounce the birth of a daughter |
Lorraine, at Everett. Wash.
pril %. The mother is the former
Alice TaStad. ! /
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13
Copies Of Highway Measure
Sent to All Voters Of County

voting lists should register before
that date. Mr.. Bjorklund pointed
cut that a number who voted at
the last general election by absent
voters ballots r not eligible to
vote unless they re-register. Any
taxpayer who voted at the polls at
the last general election will find
his name retained on the list.
The act provides for a bond issue
to finance a postwar highway con-
struction and maintenance program
in Montana, with the state to pro-
vide Is percent of the funds and
the federal government to provide
rs percent.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13

All Valley county voters have
been mailed copies of Referendum
Measure No. AZ, better known as
the highway debenture bill, together
with the form in which the question
Of its passage will appear on the
ballot at the special election on
June 8, it was announced this week
by H. r. Bjorklund, clerk and re-
corder.
Mr.. Bjorklund pointed out that
the law provided that a copy of
the bill must be sent to every reg
istered voter. However, he said, vot-
ing on the measure is restricted to
voters who are also taxpayers on
real or personal property.
Registration for the election closes
on May %. AS with other elections,
taXpaye rs who are not now on the
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13
All Men Formerly Designated
As 3-B Now Being Reclassified

maintenance of family relationship.
3C-Man deferred by both reasons
of dependency and agricultural oc-
curation.
3D-Man deferred by reason Of
extreme hardship and priva-
ton of wife, child OF parent.
4A-Man deferred because he is
Is or older.
4C-Neutral alien requesting re-
lief from military service.
administers.
demonstrations DIRECTORS.
4F-Physically, mentally or nor
ally unfit.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13
TAMPlCO
BY Agnes Mofvig

The Tsmpico Farmers Union local
1877 will hold its May meeting Sat-
urday night at the hall.
George Reid Jr. arrived in lamp
leo Sunday morning. He received a
discharge from the coast guard,
which he entered in August.
We r glad to report that Mrs.
E. I. Porter, who is a patient at
the Deaconess hospital, is much
better.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Maalerud and
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13
Chief Coles Coming May 20
TO Meet Seabee Applicants

Chief Ulberg said, so they may fill
application blanks and take physi-
cal examinations before Chief Coles
arrives. This procedure is followed
so that Chief Coles can better de-
termine whether the applicant is
physically and technically qualified
for rating rather than holding open
rating tentatively pending results
of a physical examination.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13
AREALEADER
PRAISES RED
CROSS WORK
Executives and Workers Given
Commentator for Making
of Surgical Dressings.

Surgical dressings for Valley coun-
ty e among The 100000 per
day shipped to $50 army hospitals
and 16 army medical depots by
the American Red Cross during the
first half of March.
Mrs. G.. L. Bryant of Helena, area
supervisor of surgical dressings, in
spected this department of Red
Cross work of the Valley County
C h a p ter in Glasgow recently
She observed the Tuesday shift at
work from l to 5 and commented
upon the capab.lity and interest
shown by all workers. In a short
address to the group she stressed
the Importance of the work, and
Of the necessity for faithful at
tendance. She also commented upon
the excellent work of the packers,
commencing the appearance of the
finished cartons, packed and ready
for shipment, saying they ere the
best she had seen for some time.
Meet With Leader
Mrs. j. l.. BjorStad, chairman of
surgical dressings for Valley county
called a meeting of all chairmen
and supervisors to meet Mrs. Bry-
ant. Those present were Mrs. N. N.
chairman of Fort Peck, her
new co-chairman and the out-go-
co-chairman; Mrs. H. j. Geer,
Nashua chairman; Mrs. James
Valley county co-chairman,
and Mrs. Hugh Borton, Mrs. Paul
Mrs. T. H. Markle, Mrs. M.
S. Funk, Mrs. Mason Melvin, Mrs.
A. Clark, Mrs. j. E. Brown and
Mrs. w G.. Crawford of Glasgow.
Il am happy that our area super
visor could visit us and see us at
Mrs. Bjorstad said. Il am
sEoud of the ability and enthusiasm
of all the workers and of the fact
that we have finished every quota
Oh time or ahead of time. I have
'equested an increased quota for the
chapter starting next fall.
Three communities in Valley
are producing surgical dress
ngs and we r capable of pro-
iucing many more. The quotas will
smaller during the summer to
enable women to plant and tend
heir Victory gardens, but 1 am
ure we shall bring new zest and en-
IluSlaSm 70 thlS important war ef-
ort next fall"
Several hundred thousand women
n more than 1000 chapters in every
tate are voluntarily taking part
n this project. Except for the Red
Cross "a fund campaign, no other
has such a huge force of
'olunteer workers.
Materials for the dressings and
'artons in which they are packed
re supplied by the war department.
other types of dressings, which can
re produced more economically with
mechanical equipment. are being
made by commercial bandage man
lfacturers. The Red Cross, at the
equest of the army, has agreed to
reate a reserve stock of more than
100000 units of eight special
ypes of dressings.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13

who was sick and is improving. ..
H. Savoy and o. Fleiger left Fri
day for eastern Montana. They
have conducted Evangelistic meet
ings Wednesday and Sunday at the
Tampico school since February.
Miss Fern Etchart spent Thurs
day night with Miss Ida Disrud in
Glasgow.
The Graydon Robinson family
moved from Glasgow to the Paulina
Stephens place last week.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13
Thoeny Residents
Contribute Books

A welcome addition in the local
Victory book campaign was received
Friday from Thoeny. A large ship
ment of books was sent in by MIS-.
Ralph Isaacson and Mrs. H. H.
Hunter. They will be contributed to
the library in the mems recrea-
ton room at the Glasgow airbase.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13
CARD OF THANKS

1 wish to express my sincere
thanks to Mrs. Mary E. Dignan,
Vice Chairman in charge of Wo-
mems Activities of the Valley Coun-
ty War Savings Staff, and all the
Women's Organizations who helped
in putting Glasgow's quota of $780,
coo for the End War Loan over
by at least 140 percent.
j. P. STERNHAGEN,
chairman in charge
of raising Glasgow
quota.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13
HAS HEAVY SNOWFALL

OPHEIM - Opheim community
experienced a most unusual streak
If weather when several inches of
snow fell Sunday night. Two and
hree-fc"' drifts greeted the early
.paSsers-hy.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13
BEGINS TRAINING

FARRAGUT, IDAHO Beginning
his recruit training this week at
Farragut naval training station is
Lawrence Harold Taylor, son of Mr..
and Mrs. I. E. Taylor of Fort Peck.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13

Although the Texas prison sys-
TEN produces all its own sugar, ra-
t;oning within the walls is the same
as on the outside.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-05-13
Looking
Back..
TEN YEARS AGO
Taken from the files of The
Courier for May, 1888

Student speakers at commence
ment will be May Mann, Jean Hur-
ly, Russell Peterson, Roy Lockwood,
Margaret Evered and Spencer Far
rington.
The county relief committee has
distributed more than $50 of dry
land" garden seed packets.
Maj. B. E. Bowen of Helena. SEN
ior instructor for the national guard
n Montana, highly praises Com
pany G after a inspection.
Harry H. Woodring, assistant Sec
rotary OF war, said in Washington
that President Roosevelt has told
him it was virtually assured hat
the Missouri river dam project will
bill. N'
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Taken from the files of The
Courier for May, 1918
Glasgow business men have con-
tributed 1000 which. with countv
aid, VII be used to buy a carload
# road drags in improving farm
roads this summer.
County farmers have donated
more than 100 acres of wheat to
the Red Cross.
Ralph Perkins is home from AM
erican Lake, Wash, on furlough to
look after his farming interests.
Mrs. James Kreis and little son
Foster of Avondale spent a few
Gays in the city.
Mrs. Margaret Halverson and
Jesse Hoke were married Mr.. Hoke
left for American Lake. Wash.
where he will join his artillery COM
pany.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
Times Sweepstakes Schedule
SATURDAY

500 Q. m.-Class C-Hayss shipping.
Jackson shop. Ron horehouse Rathnaw
Clothes. 81. John Evangelist, Or. John
Misoznski, Chevrolet 262, UAW-CIo.
Harold Cooper Dept @. u. f.. Packard.
Joe Van Wslleghem. Class D-Caruso
Five. Eastern Mkt. House, Joe Carlso
Reconst rlction Fin. Corp, Financial, l..
A. Wagner. Class E--ANenEers Graham
Paige, vern Campbell. Desantis Under
Union Lodge. John FAIR Cutters. National
Twist Drill. ElwoOd Mann Clippers, Ford
Aircraft, Verne Cobb; Brick Tavern,
JAW Go ia. Roy Jacobs
S:15-Class B-Hals Bar, StrathmooT
House Verne Watson. Glass C-ChapO-
toms Men Wear. Romeo Nerch., Car
Garfield DeSants. Packard, Nell DeSsn-
lis. Class D-Time study. De Soto Wyo-
ming Bernie Frost; Rotors, Det Diesel
A. sherman. Class E-No. 8, NATIVITY
Albert Burkert Detroit Optical, q. p
De soto Edward Charter: GDK. Pack
ard Aircraft, John Andrews. @ w. Cater
INK Service. Victory. Charles speare
stock. Ford Foundry. steven Petko
MIS-. UAW-CIO s33 H. szsfranic
10 :3O-Class Anew Falrview No. 2
Eastern Travelling. Don Cuomo. ClasA B.
New Fairyiew No. / p Eastern Travelling
William Nichol; Midland Classic-Ashmar
Motors. Bruce Oyaitt, Ferrio Electric, b
Dreisbach, Glass C-Yellow Bus Line, r
Van Colt; Austin Co.. II folly; Dow
House-Helferich Butter, Roy Helferich
Hayes. Jack Hayes Class D-Murdoci
Tool. Grand Central Jr r. Frederick
Class E-Murdock Tool GrandWay House
Robert Murdock spotfacers, Murdocl
Tool, Arvilie Miller,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
VARSITY WINNERS

Here are the winners Of the
races which have been held each
Saturday afternoon al Varsity
Gardens: Frances Facione. Tommy
Krusc. Byron Sutherland. Marion
VI MILAN. Jim Reed, Sylvia
Wlnger. Barbara Herne. Bob Hush
Dolores Polling Raymond Franl.
chin Janet Wilson. Donald Col
ombo. John kruse and Leorne
NanGemert.
The Thursday morning classes
supervised by Irene Seifert and
George Diottc az Arena Gardens
are becoming very popular Rea-
son for this probably IS the dis
continuation OF general skating
practice during the day for the
duration
The roller skating revue. COM
posed Of members Of the Jefferson
Beach Rollercade and Mt. Clemens
Arena clubs. will have its first
showing az tho latter ring on
March - and at jefferson or
April 3 and a. e
a cast Of more than 20 will take
part Fifty girls dressed in gay
costumes will do a grand march
and a Conga line. Featured vii
be Hazel and Harry Bowers; Rose
mary Bcaujcan and John Welchko
Harry Hoffman and Virginia
Lawes; John Wele4ko and Virginia
Carson in spinning, flying and lift
ING numbers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
De Luxe Loss
Provides Closer
Race in Major
STANDINGS

A second division club, by
stepping out of character, provides
closer race in the Michigan
Major League today.
Farris stopped the first place
DE Luxe-D's at Crest Lanes. al
though outscorcd, 2973 10 1886. A
one-pin victory gave Farris the
FIRST, $40 10 Gal, and the third
camc by AZ, $3.50 10 9f8. DE Luxe
bt 1884 10 gain the middle.
PepSi-Cola collected an easy
three from the tail-end Myrtles,
who have only nine victories tor
the season. 2737 TO 2625. at
Ramona creation. Koppitz
stayed within four games OF first
IN taking Sackman for two, 3lOl
10 1868. Bill Morland had 658,
Austin Keller GA, Carl Polens 623
and Walter Durbin Col for kop-
pitt.
Mites thanked Virge's, Bill 20
2673. and S & s Tool. headed for
the second division eight weeks
ago. made IT'S record Ia out Of Il
and tied AlteS for fourth in de-
fcating Queen. 2sl0 to 2786. These
results left De LuXe-D In front by
two over Pcpsi-Goia and Is still
on the schedule.
Individual honors rested with
Bob Cole Of AlteS. who marked
215-25S-232 for 705. Wayne Spaul-
ding OF Foremans Association
turned 683 and Barney Doyle of
Pabst. 673.
Ramona led the teams with 81 is
from 1913 lO03-l070 as Frank
GunSbcrg showed 65f, John hoch
$50 Joe SZuch 624 and Reno
tiinistrcili 62S In addition 10
CefeS banner tally. Altes had 6l7
from Bill LaRue and 655 from AL
Light@
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
SUNDAY

1880 a. m.-Ciass D-Americsn Fuel
and Ice No 4. outer Harper Bus. Men,
Roy Carless. Roman Packard Aircraft.
son a. Raymond. Robert Wlegand; G. NJ.
Diesel-M-2-H Ted Afford NIB. Paul
Lebet Class E-M-2-J Martin Schachter
Shores Cafe No !, JACK Brenda No. 10.
Donald smith. The Guuners. De Soto, Joe
Drabek Snekors. Vickers Ray Anderson
Inspection Barnes, Raymond Gibson,
Edward sickles, No. lo7, Continental,
is:i5-Class C--AdmirsIs. Mich. Cons
Gas. r. Rutherford Burns Bar. Strath-
moor House, Carl Klppert. Ornor Packard
Aircraft. Charles Ortner. Class D-Armor
NJ. Diesel Raymond RUtkowsk. Victory
W, Dodge Truck r. Ciapp, u NJ. W,
Local 1908, John Delack Class E-5-Men,
Room, Clyde barrow = Foundry. Ma
guire; Dies. Buggs Tank Cass Singer,
MTS-7. Packard Aircraft. w. Henderson.
House Henry TudbslI Lions WMey's Car.
bide. d. McLennan Gehrng Real Estate
Ferndale House. Gerald Mertens Gu Bar
Beacon $50, Waliy Hollis Union Stee
Products Albion Industrial. Harley Tran,
SUE Class D-Paris Cleaners, G. r. Bus
Mems, Haskell Wright. Hulls Gulf Service
Albion city. NJ S. Bode SUPERVISION
Packard. Robert Roehrig Diamond T.
Garfield Victory. Francis McNulty. Jerks
Paramount Eng, Robert Storch Cylinder
BLOCK fOrd Machine sNop. frhNk MFcek.
5I5-Class B-Ford Park Rec, House
William Tucker, BelroSe, Bowl -Drom'
House, NJ. Greensboro Mlllers Bar Rose
vile Rec. senior, Joe Hogan. Class G
Harry's Bar Saginaw KOsciusko Merch
Harry Ezop. HANNA Blast, EcoTse 1898
Joe Fiordelis Sterling Gauge. Granc
Central sr Frank Loehr. Glass d
steel Treat, Roseville sr. Don Thibault
Athletics. WY sunday. Harry Horton
Tool Room No 2 c T A Midnight
James Wolfenden Glass E--Nite Hawks
Pontiac Yellow Truck Charles Crabtree
Use .A-Trailer, Morning After. Russell
Kelly.
T:3O-CIass A-Brunswick Mineraltes
Detroit Times All-Star Classic. Harol,
Allen; De Luxe Die Michigan MAJOR
Louis Burr. Class B-Fabricators Inc.
DENLY House. Joe Miller. Glass G
sohwartzwald Bar. Beacon House Georg,
f5urfauu, HsncUcK 30. I. Dearborn 80
Handicap. \. Ranski3 II & Club. For
PARK Jr.. George Penuypacker ST.. Re
liable Auction. 9 r Bus. Men. And
rf.vChaik Class D-TorOwyKi MorticIans
81 Joseph Edward Wozniak; Rainbow
Rec, Genial, Louis Delegate. Glass p
Die Room, Ford, u. Franklin Accordion
-TNrrrrrs-f5trv Mic7rr1-- feat1uaw Clothes
Club rs. Lawrence Grillo.
PALACE-SCHOENHE HOUSE SQUAD
9:aS-Class B-HollywoOd Carriage. Les
ter Gull: Ekhard q Becker Beer Norman
Lang. JaFiowicz Shoes, Tony Vogh, De
troit Recreation, Central Travelling, Cect
Ward Glass C-Myler's Hardware. Georg
Schuster. Cookies Bar, Jim Witt; ALADDIN
Cleaners Edward Pugla Cookies Bar No
u. Truman Pioch; Anderson steel. Vogu
House. G. Anderson. Class D-Wood Pat
tern, Go Local 500, Harry Monks Alte
Lager, Lance Hicks. Class E-No. 4, Tir
Plant, u. Asia
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
Cody Has d Sub

New York Yankees No II.
identified for so many years
with the Colorful Lefty Gomez,
now has "A new owner lie is
Thomas Joseph Byrne. southpaw
pcgger who won II and lost 1
for Newark last year Manager
Joe Mccarthy hopes the number
on the uniform won't be Byrne'S
only resemblance 10 the great
"Goofy
As a matter Of fact. the Wake
Forest graduate res m b Q
Gomez IN AZ least one other
regard. He fanCicS himself as a
luSty hitter. lust as Gomez does.
lie did well enough with tho
stick al Newark, earning a 1913
average He was the clubs best
left handed pinch batsman.
He had-au earned run mark
ef-31 for 200 innings in tho
international League last year.
He issued the most bases on
balls in the loop-145-but he
was second in Strikeouts with
l47. He currently is classified in
ga i'm the draft If he fails. It
won't be for lack Of confidence.
When he arrived al the
Yankees training camp. his first
act was TO drapc himself in
Gomez discarded uniform and
then announce:
81 am here tO take Lefty
Gomez place and the only thing
that can stop me Is a call from
Uncle sam" 0.ll
~ incidentally. his old team
mates on the Yankee roster
wonder what the voluble Senior
GQmez is going 10 do now he is
working for such talkative
fellow as Casey Stcngel boss of
the Boston Braves.
The general consensus is that
they'll probably have 10 toss
coins 10 see who talks first. Or
maybe they'll take turns IN tell
inC their iavoritc stories.
But hope he can get going
fast with the Braves" remarks
one of his pals on the Yankees
It's sure tough trying TO he
funny when you're throwing
losing ball"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
Three State
Skeet Shooters
Get Recognition
BY DON GILES

For the first time in the history
of skeet shooting, three Michigan
men have been placed on Sports
Afeld's All-AmeriCan Skeet team.
Don Sperry, Flint, Capt. Henry
B. Joy Jr., Detroit, and Tom Metz
ger Of Grcenville are on the team.
Capt. Joy is an aerial gunnery in
structor at Miami Beach, Fla. All
three are on the second team.
Movies will be shown tonight at
the regular monthly meeting of
the American Sportsman and
Hunting Dog Owners Association,
Secretary George Burger an
nounced. George w. McCor-
die. engineer director of the
Huron-Clinton parkway project,
will be the main speaker at the
Paul Bunyan Luncheon Club at
noon today at the Harmonic Club.
Sportsmen already are cycling
the new Alcan Highway, from the
u. S. TO Alaska. The 1600-mile
road is a military highway now.
across rivers and through forests,
over mountains and muskeg, but
some peaceful summer they hope
to try their fishing luck in sporty
lakes and rivers up near the Arc
tic Circle.
Food Administrator Wickard IS
urging city dwellers 10 raise rab-
bits IN their back yards TO add
TO the total food supply The
EScanaba Smelt Jamboree dates
have been set from April ! 10 20