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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-01-15
Ohio's Well
IN Elk Basin
1000 Barrels

0hio Oil Companyss No. IL
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the Montana side of the lime I'm
the EIk Basin field, haas been
completed I'm the TensEeep sand
for am initial production of SIS
barrels am hour. The well lis
being produced through s1a-
inch casing perforated at 4420-
AGO feet.
Less than 90 miles away, Ohio
No. is Northern Pacific, reported
a test of Tensleep possibilities il
(Comeamssea am Page 10
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-01-15
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Very happy indeed group Choueau county wheat
headed by Mike Thorpe county commissioner They financed the
drilling Thorpes No Holbrook northeast of Slim Parents
discovery well nose northwest Sunburst
Bradley beam., 1944-09-09

include most of his companions of the CBI including Col Cochran, F/O Jackie Coogan of film fame, Major William Cherry, who was Capt. Ed die Rickenbacker's pilot and Major Cole who flew General Doolittle's plane on it's famous trip over To- kyo. Major White also witnessed the landing of the C-47 transport named the Miracle Plane" by the men of the CBI. "The plane," tells the Major, Cleft it's Base loaded with native troops with the excep- tion of the rec pilot and news correspondent. It was immediately attacked by Zeros who completely riddled the fuselage and damaged a wing so badly it almost collapsed. The plane managed to land and every occupant was wounded but between the fine work of the Med ics and the use of blood plasma everyone lived. If I never believed in miracles do now" Another in- teresting thing that the Major ob- served in Burma was that many of the Japs speak English. "At one time," he said, i've were within 15O yards of the Nips and we could hear them giving orders in per feet English. Probably due to the fact that many of them studied in the United States.
 Transportation was quite prob lem in the Burma area and the Major tells of one 46 mile train trip that took eight hours which was the rule rather than the ex- ception.
 Major White was educated in Massachusetts attending Sout h High School. in< Worcester and Massachusetts State College at Amherst where he was a member of Alpha Gamma Rho. He also be- longed to the ROTC at Massachu- setts State and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant upon his grad uation in 1928. In 1882 he trans ferred from the Cavalry Reserve to the Field Artillery and was pro- noted to First Lieutenant in the FA Reserve in 1886. The Major was called to active duty as First Lieutenant in the Air Corps in 194O, leaving position handling problem children as a member of
 (Cosfisssd os Page Eiskf)
Bradley beam., 1944-09-09
GIs FAVOR POINT |SySTEMFOR DISCHARGES
ops Replace Khakis As Class "A" Uniform Next Friday Morning

Bradley Field heralds the com- ing of Old Man Winter when all military personnel don the olive drab uniform next Friday, Septem- Der fifteenth. The CD blouse with it's gleaming U.S." and service in- signia gives the soldier that dressed up" feeling that is so sadly lacking in the summer kha- kiS. +.:
 Only a few men at this Base who served in the last war really appreciate the modern CD uniform that the we'll dressed GI sports to- day. Just ask any of the "old tim CTS" about their trouble with the fashioned "bandage rollers that caused many a soldier to reach reveille formation with a ribbon like strip of logging trail ing in the wind. Or ask him about the high "choke" collar that didn't do a man with large adams ap- pie any good.
 Yes, today's GI is pretty well dressed fellow with his OD shirt and light tie, his trim form fitting blouse and trousers that only high ranking officer might have worn in the last war. Remember, when you put on your ops Fri day, that you're 8 good looking soldier and make sure that your clothes are we'll pressed.
Bradley beam., 1944-09-09

of Honor, Distinguished Serv- ice Cross, Legion of Merit, Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Soldiers Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, Purple Heart, and bronze service stars (battle participa- tion stars).
 4. Parenthood ere di t-w h c h gives credit for each depen- dent child under eighteen years up to a limit of three children.
 A part of this new plan adopted by the War Department will be to issue an adjusted service rating card" to all enlisted personnel aft CT the defeat of Germany. This will be filled out with the above
Bradley beam., 1944-09-09
Army to Aid Men In Getting Jobs Back

Washington (CNS)-The War Department has announced new plan to aid discharged servicemen in returning to the jobs they left behind them.
 As soon as a man is separated from the Army, the WD will send card to his old employer advis- ing him that the CT is ready to go to work again. These cards will be used in every case where the re- cords show that the man left em- ployment to enter military serv- ice.
Bradley beam., 1944-09-09
Separation Center
 Cuts Discharge Time

Ft. Dix, N. J.-The Army's Sep aration Center here has reduced the minimum time necessary to discharge an enlisted man from AS hours to II hours. Before the center was established here it us- ually took from two days to two weeks to get through all the form alities of discharging a man.
Bradley beam., 1944-09-09
Army Gives Demobilization PIans;
 OverseaS Men and Fathers First Releases to Start with Germany's Defeat

During the past week the War Department made public the com pIeted plans for the partial demo Utilization of the Army to be put into effect immediately after the defeat of Germany-and without waiting for the end of the war with Japan.
 Those to be sent back to civilian life first will be enlisted men who have served overseas and men with dependent children. According to a statement by the War Department this is the way the soldiers them selves want it.
 A scoring system with graded points in four main categories has been established to insure fairness. What the values of the points will be has not been released yet but will be made public after the ces- sation of the war in Europe.
 The priority point system is bas- ed on the following:
 1. Service credit-based upon the
 total number of months of Ar
 my service since 16 Septem-
 Der 1940.
 2. Overseas credit-based on the
 number of months served
 overseas.
 3. Combat credit-based on the
 first and each additional award
 to the individual of the Medal
Bradley beam., 1944-09-09
General Patton Halls Air Aid In Big Push

WASHINGTON, (INS). - Gen. Patton credited the Army Air Forces fghter-bomber operations in France with destroying hum dreds of enemy tanks and trucks during his 25O-mile lightning ad- vance.
 In a message to Gen. Arnold, Patton praised the "swell job" the Air Force is doing in supporting ground troops and aiding in de- struction of Nazi fighting power.
Bradley beam., 1944-09-09

Maj. Edwin s. White, Supply Off, ficer of Bradley's' 331st AAF Sup ply Office, was born thirty-nine years ago in Worcester, Massachu- sets, but as far as the Major is concerned the greater part of his life has been crammed into the months he spent in India and Bur- ma with Col. Phil Cochran's First Air Commando Force.
 Maj. White joined Col. Cochran's Commandos in September 1943 and arranged for the overseas trans portation of their equipment and supplies. From the time the unit reached the CBI, which was pretty fast considering the problem of To- gistics, things started to happen. They became part of General Win gate's famed Raiders and were soon involved in the invasion of North ern Burma. Fighting there," says the Major, twas really something, with both high mountains and jun gle terrain adding plenty to the worries of both sides" During his tour in the CBI the Major had a good chance to evaluate the ability of the Jap soldier and he claims, "They're not so hot. Their one a. bility, if you can call it that, is unpridictability. You never can judge what they'll do next and nine out of ten chances it won't be To- gical I can recall once when a group of Japs attacked one of our machine gun nests located at the top of a hill. Their first rush was a failure as they dropped before the raking fire of our Browning. A short while later, lone Jap with his country's flag tied to his bayo- net, tried to take the nest alone. As he approached he passed with in a few feet of a Ghurka (native soldier) who was hauling a box of hand grenades on his head. So in tent was the Nip on his target and so single-track minded that the Ghurka merely walked up behind him and let him have the box on the head"
 One of the Majors proudest pos sessions is his short-snorter. In his strip are the folding money of this country, Brazil, India, Japan (inva- sion), West Africa, Egypt, China and Morocco. Signatures on the bill
Bradley beam., 1944-09-09
96 Percent Recover
 From Battle Wounds

Washington (CNS)-Of all the men wounded in battle, 96 percent now recover, the War Department has disclosed. This amazing record the WD says, is due to modern medical equipment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-08
Former FIyhowk
Eyeinq $12,5OO
Bv LTSLE SHOEMAKER

UNITED Press STAN Correspondent
Los Angeles, Jan. 8 - (UP) -
Sammy Byrd, former major league
outfielder, today led o group Of the
country's top-flight active profess
SIGNAL golfers into the second round
of the S12,500 Los Angeles open.
The Philadelphia professional,
who gave up baseball for the links,
shot the rain-soaked Wiltshire
Country Club course in yesterdays
opening round in Sc, five under
par, and two strokes ahead Of BY
ron Nlson, re-tournament favorite
who has won every major tourney
In the country except this one.
Byrd had six brides, IL pars and
one boyle in his pace setting
round. Hitting an exceptionally long
ball of the tee and pitching his
iron shots close to the cup, Byrd
was never in trouble despite the
fact that the heavy turf added sew
eral strokes to the scores Of the big
name golfers.
Byrd, who won the All-American
tourney last year and finished sec
ond in the recent Miami Open,
fired a three under par 80 on the
outgoing nine and came in with a
"a, two under regulation figures.
Nelson, Toledo, O., SHOEMAKER,
went out In 80 and came back in
30. He putted for II brides over the
ID hole route and sank five. He had
II pars and two bogies.
Following Byrd and Nelson were
veterans DIN Dutra, host profess
sional, Jimmy Hines, New York :;
Willie Hunter, Pacific Palisades,
Cal; and Harold (Jug) McSpaden,
Winchester, Mass, all tied for third
place with SOS.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-08
BEAU LUCKY,
TO Get NOD
LAST NIGHT
BY JACK CUDDY
UNITED Press Stan COrrespOndentl

New York, Jan. 8 (U.PO -
Lightweight Champion Beau Jack
won q non-title decision over Lulu
Costantino last night before 1876
at Madison Square Garden, after
pursuing the feet New Yorker for
10 rounds. But the ring ofiicials al
most deprived him of the verdict.
The three officials handed Beau q
close, split decision, In which the
voting disclosed that he escaped
defeat by an eyelash.
Beau's co-Manager, Chick Wer-
geles, was so incensed at the vote
that he threatened to withdraw the
Georgia Negro from his scheduled
non-title tilt with Sammy Angott
at the Garden, January 20, unless
the Boxing Commission assures
Beau Of protection" Beau is rec
ognized as champion In New York
State; Angott by the National Box
ing Association.
Wergeles said he would notify
Chairman John j. Phelan Of the
New York Commission that there
will be no Angott fight unless, "the
commission permits me to pass on
the proposed ring ofilcials at the
weigh-in on the day Of the bout.
We we're almost jobbed out of the
decision with Costantino. We can't
take another chance like that"
The United Press scored seven
rounds for Beau; two for Costan-
tho and one even. Most writer's at
the ringside thought the champion
had won by fair margin. However,
Referee Eddie Joseph voted in
favor of Costantino, eight roundh
to two; and Judges Marty Monroe
and Bob Cunningham each gOve
Beau the scant fargin of victory
five rounds to four, with one even.
1t was dull bout, for which the
customers paid SAB, 161. Beau tried
desperately to make a fight out Of
it-tried frantically at times for q
kayo; but slender Costantino
mounted his bicycle and kept back
pedalling throughout. The results
was a monotonous, clumsy pursuit
race, quite similar to that staged
by Joe Louis in his first bout with
Bob Pastor at the Garden, coinci-
dentally, both Pastor and Costan-
tino are handled by the Johnston
brotherS-Jimmy, Charlie and Ned.
There were no knockdownS; and
the only blood spilled came from a
slight cash in Costantino'S right
brow, where Beau connected with Q
left jab In the seventh round.
Beau forced the fighting through
out, but missed plenty Of punches
as his fast-stepping opponent adj
roitly eluded his hooks and bolo
uppercuts6S Despite Beau's missing
he landed more often and more eff
fectively except in the third and
sixth rounds, which Lulu won by a
slight margin. They waltzed or
even terms in the nth. Beau stag
gered his man in the fourth af1d
seventh. and battred him about the
ring in the eighth and ninth.
Beau, the Al favorite, enjoyed q
three-pound weight advantage
scaling 139 to Lulu's 1876.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-08
Celties Oppose
Devils Sundov

New Haven, Jan. @(Special-
The booking Of the Original Gel
tics. famous basketball team, to an.
pear at the New Haven Arena Sum
day night at 9 o'clock against the
Red Devils has attracted a great
deal of interest and a large crowd
Is expected to witness what prom
lses to be hard fought battle.
The Celtics, coached by Pete Bar
ry, have a powerful team composed
OF ex-college aces including jim
my Buckley, st. Johns: Ed (Red)
Conaty. st. Francis; Bob Synott
and Ken Slattery, N. Y. u: Jim
Craddock and John Brocata, Texas
A. d. M. and Pete Caruso.
Herky Rubenstein. player-coach
coach Of the Red Devils, and Direc.
tor of basketball at the Arena Is
confident his squad will turn back
the celebrated Celtics. He plans to
start Chubby Malinconico, N. Y.U..
and Fred Ferrie, forwards; Hank
Donesky, Fordham, center; George
Fasulas. Brooklyn Jewels and Rocky
Petrafessa, guards, with Joe st.
John, st. Michaels and himself In
reserve.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-08
Weiss Twins Hot Stuff
In South Seas Scrapping
BY
DAN PARKER


particularly boxing in that
fighting Harvey
sS1 Ne n p eSss @ the b 5ns %
the entire Pacific
Of columns" writes Jackie
the Trophy pleasure
ooE All the greatest fighters in the South Pacific and tny definitely
W ' n G really SS8 as s
-YOu see, Harvey Eddie
in zhcIes Moe Weiss this and trained
Harvey . before the tournament
opponents making
them look silly Eddie lost out in the finals
moe definitely tournament winning as he
o nS S Ses
nt oy VsEou h sSss b stars to the winners in the dint classes
would be another Benny Leonard
when s bO doS to Be the
ne came PACK 70 take the play away from his opponent for the Of
really greta fighters and have done
fighting under adverse conditions They
Besides Tunney, Commander Jimmy Crowley former Ford
ham football coach was hand to the
Heeney the applause ' ''u''
New sD Se" SS has S done
South Pacific It's more than that diamonds
swimming every possible type Of athletic euup
activity place island the name Of which, An n
There are great cOIOred fighters Of
In the recent tournament In the
named Jeffers who could
save for Louis and He is definitely q "
chap from Pittsburgh won tn. upb
heavyweight contest and
Blys identical man
times He, too, has great possibilities.
Regards from the Weiss to Walter wncheu and
Nick Kenny who are good friends - ~
IRISH acting president of Madison Square Garden in tn. ar,
nee OF big Gen John Reed Fitzpatrick copy a letter he
recently julius
nos y Defense Recreation Committee bearing
ocs OF this organization SO
generous cooperation with her committee writes
only thing might
OF tickets for fights at the
e Ior leh II Is unfortunate that the that
sucn tickets not distribute
Ior nockey basketball and ice and other
to TINS picture In any but do
an oo Tor the New York City omnitee
ana nereDy Inc Men and Women Of the Armed
Copyright 1914 King Syndcae
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-08
BRASS, TOOL
SUNDAY FOES
IN Y FRACAS

Two Of the three teams figuring in
q triple deadlock for second place
position in the Dusty Basketball
league, American Brass and Water
bury Tool, will collide tomorrow
afternoon in the 4 o'clock headliner
at the Central "Y". Scovll Is the
other club in the tie, all three sport
ing a ST. record after six weeks Of
action.
American Brass Is considered "the
team to beat from now on In the
Dusty scramble, as the ABC combine
has displayed marked improvement
In recent contests. Brass will be q
slight favorite over Tool, a 1870
loser to Chase last Wednesday night
in q battle for first place in the
standing.
Other games listed for Sunday
afternoon at the ''Y'' include the u.
s. Rubber VS.. Benrus Watch ses-
sion at 1880 o'clock while Seth
Thomas Clock opposes waterbury
Ingersou at 2:45. Officials for the
triple program are, in order, Ralph
Santopietro, John Cluney and Gus
Lonergan.
Brass, with two full teams, must
get by Tool tomorrow to continue in
second spot. The Abe only defeat
this season was by Chase In five
minute overtime clash by q single
point, 1892, with Dave Karpavich
settling the issue for Coach Alden
Whites charges in thriller.
On next Wednesday night, Chase
will meet the other club in the
three-way tie, Scovill in the 9:15
number while Bristol Co., and Wa
terbury Button square off in what
should be a ding dong tilt at 8
o'clock. Button has started a win
streak while Bristol will be out to
upset the Mcnamara coached crew.
BY scoring Is points against Chase
Wednesday night, Andy York be-
came the first player to hit the 100
point mark in the Dusty league this
season. The Tool brilliant has col
lected 1903 points in six games to
set the individual scoring pace.
York and Sonny Rinaldi, ave ABC
scorer, may engage in scoring duel
tomorrow. Rinaldi bagged 20 points
in q game two weeks ago to estab-
lish a new record. lettering York's
previous high Of "a.
The Standing Follows:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-08
n s. 5 Y; 8 6 en-; T1i''


United Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Jan. S.--(UP)-Corn-
mercial aviation win be geared per-
fectly to bring Pacific coast cities
into the big-time professional sports
fold ct the close Of the war, ac-
cording to Leon @. Morrier, district
traffic manager Of United Air
Lines.
We asked tall, dark-haired Nor
rier about this because he Is q
practical expert on trans-continen-
tai air transportation-not mere
missionary.
We asked him because Of the
doubts about transportation that
greeted recent proposals to have
west-coast cities like Los Angeles
and San Francisco become members
Of major circuits in baseball, foot
ball and hockey.
Practically everyone associat I'd
closely with sports realize: that the
Pacific coast - great incubator Of
star performers In all departments
Of athletics must ultimately be-
come an important part Of the pro-
fessional set-up, because Of ~
its large sports-loving cities, and
~ injection Of Pacific competition
int courrent major circuits would
stimulate box-office appeal through
out the country.
Cities like Los Angeles and San
Francisco are ripe for the adven-
ture. But their entrance would
require air transportation Of I'M
failing regularity. Can such trans
continental regularity be assured for
the golden era Of sports that Is ex-
pected to follow the warp viii
there be uncertainty about carrying
out air schedules? VIII storms or
fog blanketed airports cause ground
ing delays2
Morrier is> positive that COM
mercial aY .nes will be able to
transport ( .4ajor sports teams and
their gear with clock like regular
ity to and from the Pacific coast
in the postwar period.
He said, right now our company
for example, completes 90 per cent
Of Its scheduled flights. This per-
centage will be increased after the
war when new equipment and new
developments like glide-path
landing beam and radar are put to
commercial use fl
Equipment for glide-path land
ing, when visibility Is poor at the
airport, was partially installed at
several airports just before Pearl
Harbor. And so or our company's
pilots were prepared to use 1t. ]
cannot discuss radar because Of wal
conditions"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-08
SCHOLASTIC BASKETBALL

Buckley SO, Weaver 22
Manchester 80, Hall rs
Plainville 25. Windsor "a
Ellsworth 2s, Terryville 23
Newington 81. Glastonbury 22
Wethersheld "a, Woodrow Wilson
New Britain AZ, Bristol SO
Meriden 60, Middletown 2s
, New London Buckley 4s, Norwich
Lewis So, Berlin II
-. windsor Locks AZ, American
school for Deaf II
Portlnad 40, Bloomfield 21
Clinton rs, Madison "a
Pratt rs, Old Saybook rs
Guilford SO, Old Lyme 20
East Hampton 25. Moodus 90
Simsbury 2s. Pennington 26
Grlswold High II, Stafford
Hillhouse 81, Hamden 33
= New Haven Commercial 26, West
Haven 2l
Derby II. East Haven II
Morris 5e, New Milford 80
Taft IS, Watertown 23
Ltchfeld 80. Washington 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-08
Bob Montgomery
Defeats PeroIto

Detroit, Jan. 9(UP)-Former
lightweight champion Bob Mont
gomery Of Philadelphia, gained his
second decision over joey Peralta
Of Douglas, Ariz., by OUTLOOK his
lighter opponent in a fast l0-round
bout before 5000 at Olympia Sta
dium last night.
There were no knockdowns al
though Montgomery had Peralta
staggering in the sixth round with
smashing right and lefts which
drove the Mexican into a corner
and forced him to hang on.
Montgomery's two listed attack
to the head opened cuts over Pc
raltaS eyes but the little Mexican
rallied to fight back strongly in the
eighth.
The Philadelphia Negro, who
dropped his crown to Beau Jack ct
Madison Square Garden last Nov
ember, weighed 1877 pounds End Pc
rata, 1874.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-08
Second Place At Stake In Dusty Loop Feature
TODAY'S SPORT PARADE

Murrier assured that II the wax
were 70 end tomorrow. the come
mercial lines would have standard
2i-passenRel planes ready for use Of
sports teams. Within 3 year q 81
after peace comes, 60-passcnger
planes viii be available. shortly
thereafter. 100-passenger planes Will
be used.
These larger planes viii fly aover
the weather. at attitudes Of 10000
or 5000 feet at cruising speeds Of
about go miles an hour for So
passenger craft and about $50 for
1OO-passenger machines. Jumps
from Chicago OF Los Angeles would
require from eight to 10 hours; and
from New York to Los Angeles,
from ~ to IS.
Morrier concluded, "and the cost
Of such transportation viii be less
than by railroad Pullman"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-08
Dutch Leonard
Placed In IA

Auburn, ILL.,. Jan. S-(UP)-Emil
(Dutch) Leonard. star knuckleball
hurler for the Washington SEN
ators, had a LA draft rating to-
day.
Leonard, SO, and the father OF
two children, spends the off-sea-
sons at his home here. He was re-
classified by the local draft board
yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-08
BIockhowks Get
Veteran GooIie

Chicago, Jan. &(UP)-The Chi
cago Blackhawks today acquired
Nike Karakas, veteran goalie who
led the Hawks to the Stanley Cup
title in the 1878 season, from the
Providence Club OF the American
Hockey League.
Karakas will join the Hawks Sun
day night.
The Blackhawks sent Gordon
Buttrey and goalie Hec Highton to
Providence. Highton remains SUBJ
ject to recall by the Hawks in the
event Karakas is drafted.
The amount of money involved in
the deal was not disclosed, but
Blackhawks officials said it ran into
five fiO1ires