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Montana labor news., 1945-03-29

carry more than 10000 tons per month
an average of $500 vehicles pass one
Military Police post in a 24-hour pc
rod. It is a safe two-way road with a
maximum Of 10 per cent grade. All
temporary bridges have been replaced
with modern steel structures, the latest
design in military stream-crossing equip
ment being installed. Because Of the
tremendous rainfall along the route,
prodigious culvert installations are re-
quired. For every mile Of road, 10000
feet of culvert have been installed.
The Ledo Road was first covered by
advance survey parties that determined
the best routes. Next the lead bull
dozer blazed a path through the jungle.
This was followed by clearing crews,
who blasted the trees with tons of dyna-
mite and pushed the debris aside. Next,
leveling and grading was performed, cul-
verts, drains and bitches dug. Finally
the road was metalled with gravel,
hauled from gravel points at rivers,
sometimes many miles from the spot
being covered. Lastly, the gravel was
spread over the highway surface.
Through the mountainous sections the
road was butt almost entirely with bull
dozers. In the valleys, these same trac-
tors were used to pull scrapers.
Work was begun in December Of 1912
and continued through the winter in the
hands of three battalions Of colored
American Engineers, together with a
small number of other troops, but initial
progress was slow. During the following
March heavy rains began and work on
the road was seriously impeded. Little
ADVANCE was made because work crews
were forced to concentrate on maintain
ing that portion Of road already cut and
to keep it open to traffic.
During the remainder of the 1913 mon
soon season, all forward progress on the
road was halted and the men battled
against nature to hold the narrow rib
bon of roadway. They widened the track,
installed culverts. graveled the road bed.
The incessant rains continued. Dozers
Montana labor news., 1945-03-29
Building of the
Burma-LedO Road

the tail grows steadily in the right di-
rection; % Supply service: to feed the
hungry animal rations and material;
80 Medical: to conserve the effective
manpower doing the job. On this same
organization for construction is super
imposed the heavy burden Of supplying
and h|ospitalizing combat troops.
Inevitably, no n of these three es-
sential services is able to secure all the
personnel, equipment, supplies, or hous-
ing it considers necessary for the &C
complishment of its mission. It has
been a kaleidoscope scene of mud, in
sufficient and over-taxed equipment,
rain, malaria, disappointment, heat, Ian
guage difficulties, jungle fighting, land
slides and inconsistencies. The work has
gone forward by dint of a prodigious ex-
penditure of sustained physical and
emotional energy on the part Of all con-
cerned.
The mission is best viewed in its four
main phases, during each of which the
activities of the three essential services
had to be readjusted to meet the chang
ing needs. First, came the lOO-mile
drive through the Patkai mountains into
the Hukawng valley, climaXed by the
break-through to S-hingbwiyang of the
lead dozer on the 9th of December,
1913: second, the Valley campaign which
ended with the dry season; third, Myit-
kyina; and finally, "mopping up and
the junction of the Ledo and Burma
roads.
b. First Phase.
"The Road to Shingbwiyang'
During the exodus from Burma in the
face of Jap aggression, 10000 refugees
started up this narrow trail into india.
Thousands died-of fever, hunger, expos
ure. exhaustion. Bit by bit, personal
belongings were abandoned. Reliable OBJ
servers estimated 10000 persons persisted
on this 11O-mile trail. Months later, as
engineers pushed the road through the
Jungle. their skeletons seemed almost to
pave the trail in places.
In its first 100 miles the o covers
seven submits of the Patkai range. From
these peaks at Pangsau Pass, four coun-
tries can be seen: China, Tibet, Burma
and India. From Hells Gate to Pang-
sau Pass, a distance Of seven miles, the
climb is straight up, with 220 hairpin
curves in this stretch.
In contrast with the Ledo Road, the
Burma Road is a narrow track with a
high crown of hand-laid rock. No rock
of any structural value is available any
where along the route Of the Ledo road
As a result the road is graveled, the ma
terial being secured from rivers alone
the way. Minimum NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
width Of the road in the mountains is
SO feet. while in the valleys it is a min
imum of 40 feet. Although the Ledo
Road wa built with temporary bridges
for combat expediency, its standards are
those of a freight highway designed to
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
FIRENIrN.S MIDGETS

After two months play, Auto
Club, defending champion, and
Paris appear the teams TO fight
It out for the Class a title in the
Detroit Baseball Federation =tiffis
season.
To date, each club has won SIX
aRd-leSt St-ottt-.- fTrrdt only PARIS IS
considered able ta-d -dethrene Auto
Club, winner of the divisional title
for the last three seasons
Both are favored in this Sun
days games. Auto Club meets
PcpSi-Cola, while Paris hooks up
with Shorty Moran Club. The
latter, after winning its first three
starts, has dropped five in a row.
Oakwood Blue Jackets, un-
beaten pacemaker IN Class B.
Will try for lis eighth straight
against Federal Mogul. Federal,
after winning IT'S first, was upset
faSt=week=JefH-s= with six Wins
and one setback, takes on GileW-
ski in another feature
Both De SAINTS and Detroit
FIremen, heading the parade IN
Class ID with unbeaten records,
should get plenty OF competition.
De SAINTS, hoaStIng six straight
plays Baird, 1914 champion, while
Firemen, -unbeaten in five games,
tangles with LourdeSrE winner ct
its two starts.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
Forced to Take Drastic Action

30 II came to question of who was going to run the
Detroit trackthe horSemen the Detroit Racing Association
efffetas question: seeing huW things
going, to who the loser going beMr and Mrs John
O. Public
You'll horses else" the final edc of the
track.
And the horsemen during the ban crying
their feed bills and declaring they would he glad TO
for $500 if only racing would return again. ignored
the order.
Ed Strong and George w Lewis, track officials had their
bluff called Either they had TO through concede the
horsemen had taken the joint.
They through You will have to depend the
Tigers, swimming aHd gin fHn4hs recreation
the rest of the
The hosemen who going to bring along their horses
slowly and cop the during theatte stages of the
have a shipping problem their hands
Strange indeed the ways Of who pursue thorough
bred horse flesh a livelihood.
They moaned moane about the racing ban, No
lifted than the ode seshnes and greed returned,
Il every guy for himself and let the devil take the hndmos
which still happens be that couple Mr. and Mrs John
c. Public,
Oh we'll always is ray sunshine every setting.
Maybe HE and hateertor have such things
butchers any more will have the surprise of getting paid
time
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
SoftbdI Tedmse
Open Tourney

Four games are scheduled for
play in the national industrial
softball tournament at Mack Park
this Sunday night with all of the
visiting teams in action. The
series runs through July 4 and
the winner goes to the World S
Series at Cleveland in September.
Hudson Motor OF Detroit and
Zollner of Fort Wayne will start
the series at 6 o'clock, followed
by Briggs Bombers-Jack and
Heinz contest at -z;30.- Weldon of
Cleveland meets the winner OF
the llHdson.Zollner game at 8
O'Clock and Peerless of Rossville.
Ga. will play the winner of the
BriggS-Heinz battle al 1870.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01

1941-42 Chicago had lS,4S6 teams.
Last season Chicago led with 15,-
500 teams compared TO Detroit S
l5,227.
Detroit also holds the Country's
city tournament record with 3434
teams compared 10 Milwaukee, IS
2O64 and Chicago's 1,409.
Mitzel also nnoun ce d the
Bowlers' Victory Legion will split
funds received next season so per
cent 10 The boys overseas and in
hospitals -tetaHef- $3.50, ,205.72
was collected from the bowlers Of
the country the last season. De-
troit ranked sixth in the nation
with S7.1S6.66.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
Double e-header Won
By Toronto Hurler

TORONTO r=I4iHe- 20 up
Woodrow Cr0WSon. ace Toronto
ught-hander whose earned run
average vas the best in thc Inter-
national League last season, added
an "iron-man' stunt 10 his laurels
today pitching and winning both
ends Of double-hcader with
Baitinurc
He allowed five hits in taking
the first Fame,-s-te 2 and won
tire nIghtCsp with a SeVen-innlng
tWo-hit shutout 10 O.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
Two Local Pitchers
SiQned for Cub Farms
Times Photo

Ray Andrews late Of Redford
High School. and Mark Heller
from Lincoln of Ferndale. now
belonging 10 Chicago Cubs. have
been fam0d out. Both are south
paw pitchers.
Andrews goes to StateSville Of
the North Carolina State League.
Heller is with Elizabeth, Tenn,
of the Appalachian League, both
Class =. They were signed for
the Cubs by Ralph Bryson. man
agcr Of Hazel Park Mitchells Of
the Southern Oakland County
League.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
Detroit Top
Bowling City
II Passes Chicago
With I7.l39 Teams
BY HAROLD KAHL

If there were any doubts De-
troit is the nations bowling capital
they were dispelled Saturday by
Frank Mitzel secretary OF the
Detroit Bowling Association.
Detroit passed Chicago with a
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01

to move TO the larger place.
--latest to enter the picture is
Frank Barbara, owner of a
Well-knOwn night club, who
once conducted a white
Hope" tournament here. Bar
baro took a sound financial
trouncing, paid everybody off
with a forced smile,T and now
feels he has a right to try.
try again.
Powers has been granted
a special permit to stage an
outdoor match at Mack Park
July IL and on Monday
he hopes TO get a permanent
license.
But the bows are doing
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
TIRFMTN'S MlDGTTs
Red Sox Sign q Wood

BOSTON. June 30 CUP)-Rght-
hand pitcher Steve Wood son Of
Smokey Joe Wood. great Red SoX
twirler of 35 year, ago, has been
signed by the Boston Red SoX
farm system, director George To-
.porcer announced today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
SCHEDULES

= - =
tirr7 vy- kyr--Hy'' a - ea- '5e--'--s--
Artrurv Nv 4-uu- rsI1s " " -s6. wv
3. a 90. Pepsi vs A9,o Ga-a--L+--,-'-oe.
law "a Vs Griffin. atkinson f.ou-
l54 Va Continental BI 3. Oo Ean siec
phany Lutheran VS. Putnam. Psimcr rars
Z 90, ClaUon-LamUert vs 50 Clair Shores
Midland vs. Eureka Jayne j 90. Federal
Nlgul VS. Oakv00d Bur'a-Eets Bl G. 90.
johns vs.. Gn'"sGii titSS Nv . = 4 90
Bard vs. De SAINTS jayne ! 400 c..-a
vs. Dsrin-Armstrong. L. of b. d. ZOO Jay
siSo,l See vs. niHfrsnll s19 X S,saiaS aSo &c. 1e ba
Jrs ys. BINS NV 8. 90 De SOTO vs..
Lafsoas nv 5. j 90 Fuem,n ys Louras.
Clark 400. Northwest Lions vs. S7urae.d
Atkinson /, 4 90 Cooper vs.. Gene IauHey
Boys C'u'' Z '' cIAss o
Bears VS. Finsterwsid sioepel l. 100 n
eusTial centerless IS .TcamE,ers sloepsi
IS sports Mscsenyis. . 90 Macs. rs
er Dingemsn I. 400. .ranthers vs..
Yankees. LLl,tl!eheld, . 90 Mznrsla.rs Vs.
MTgSS," So9,sy o0 Rss,Fr5 B4955S psS,
Long & Long Stoepe, 2 I 90 Wayne cubs
ys Mustangs Dngeman !. 90; p'arr.rn
M99'' Scss VS. " seoppSns LqpIaSs ia,Tsa.a ny cs4o.
IL central No 2 vs. Moran s. Clair 4 on.
Centennial vs. 81 Augustine Fl : Z 90.
McKecver IS Catholic Central 30 j Na-
lacE-4-o -WaIrlnrz- va T4lccl-G-- ias---l--
90 coo Corpus Christi u'E-
eastern 4 90 wings vs. Pirates Sou'Nrrt.
orn 90 Cosmos w. Michigan Lea'Eer.
TIRFMTN'S MIpGTIS
Bait , vs. Rstt 10 Ri 2 Bs" vr
Bait 81 clair Bait Ns Fa" 80.
Jayne ? BAIT vs. Bait I CLARK Peff
VS. Bait o. Atkinson 3 Bait vs. bait
II NV
All games a. ? m
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
ThUTnbSUp Wins
Santa Anita Cap

ARCADIA. Cal. juno 80 tUpl
Thumbs Up. Louis = Mayer s.
sturdy 6-ycar-Old, rcwardcd q
screaming crowd Of 5000 today
bv callopinC to victory ~ the
100000 Santa Anita Handicap by
a head.
Thumbs Up tied Sea Biscuits
record for the. mile and Il quarter
at POP 1-5 Texas Sandman was
second and Gay Dalton, the NcNi-
can champion. thrilled the crowd
by coming from last to finish
third.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
BOB TALES
Horsemen Tried 10 Bluff
Track Owners and Lost
BY BOB MI RPHY
NnnrtN Idlfnr

They put on finish Fair Grounds Saturday after
that Will be Of the talked about racing hs ear
But this finish I'm talking about had nothing with
nag getting upper lip the wire Racing
in Detroit for this year
How could this happen when racing everywhere the
country going bigger better asked
the phone.
After talking TO all parties concerned including track Off
cias and horscmen4 these the facts found heu
Better than 70 per the Fair Grounds
simply refused their horses Since opening day the racing
secretary had everything kdnsp horses
fiji the cards.
Track officials admit tyne programs being thrown at
the Detroit public very, very bad indeed Horsemen
peatedy apparently they the
"Aw those guys kidding They won't close down"
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01


total of 1873
s a n ctio n Q d
( Q a m S / n
I h @ American
Bowling Con-
gress compared
TO the latters 5
1851 the past
s c a s o n, or a
I otal of 268
more.
While Detroit
tops the nation
il doesn't hold
the record In
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
I2-Year Absence

Bert Niehoff is back al Chatta-
nooga as manager after a y years
absence. He has managed in the
Southern off and on since 1908.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
Arena Gerdens Sought by Several

There is battle going for the boxing promoters
license Gardens that threatens to develop into
battle royal
James b. Powers well known sportsman and auOmO
bile dealer wants the place. He's newcomer to boxing
Ore Godfrey, who promoted matches at Arcadia, wants
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
Columbus BOOKING

The Purdue-Ohio State foot
hau game viii be played in Co
lumhuS and not in Cleveland, as
previously scheduled.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
BUSY Biz Tilden

Bill ZTilaen-haS-plaNnd mare
than 5000 matches as a pro aHd
more than that as an amateur.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
With Lewis n. Walter
OFF THE HOOK
OFF THE HOOK With Lewis n. Walt
Syl Apps Joins Volunteers
For Duty in Pacific Area

THE ICE DEPT: Although Connie Smythe. boss OF the
Maple been wondering will do with all
the brilliant due back fall il reported 1t Syl
Apps greatest of them ALL has volunteered for Pacific duty with his
lieutenant n Canadian Navy
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
LOVE AND KISSES DEPT. (:

LOVE AND KISSES DEPT. :
Jimmy McKimmie, an eX-promoter
of sports in Montreal. has turned
farmer with a StY full of grunting
pigs He has named each pig
after a oMntrcal sports character,
has their names on boards above
the sty These are days, how
ever, in which a fellow could
stomach such disgrace.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01

fast sparring and uppercutting in the back
In the meantime Nicholas Londes, matchmaker of Oym-
pa preparing take off during the hot months and go
fishing
Let them fight it out, said LOndes. "When fall
there will be business usual at Olympia
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01

SENSITIVE SKIN DEPT; One
of the cries by Scheel. the re-
turned veteran. which resulted in
his being beaten up by the st,
Lous Brown in the Chicago White
Sox dugout. was directed at Mum
Grief. He said;
you can come out Of your
foXhole now, you're safe from
induction"
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
Umpire Must Ignore The Heat

Let's dwell for few seconds on the incongruy of officials
uniforms
Friday Briggs Stadium fat Bill Summers umprng the
Washington Detroit game had leave the game during
third inning because Of the excessive heat He the
Of a collapse
All umpres heavy blue serge uniforms. They always
have There's photo front of Of the 1907 World Series
here old Bennett Park The in blue
type Of uniform umpires today. And always
If this whacky phase Of baseball let's football
fhefc You find The officials wearing silk shirts And they play
football as late as December IS
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01

Bob Carse, now back in Edmon-
ton, Alta, after a siege in
German prison camp, wants 10
get back 65 pounds and his old
job up front with the Chicago
Black Hawks Johnny Gottes-
lig. the new Black Hawk manager,
has been granted u. S. citizenship
in Chicago You remember,
Johnny was born in Russia.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-01
BLACKOUT DEPT; A few days

ago at the Detroit race track a
detective tagged so close 10 Sus-
pected bookmaker that after the
discouraged hookle left the track,
some OF his former customers ap-
preached The plain clothes man
and tried to make 2 few wages
They thought he was the
boOkies partner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-15

inning who had just walked two filling Williamsburg shouted Break his jaw Io bench after asking How do feel klo rondy displaying such managerial strategy! MUNRO Sydney promoter recent letter to historian recalled Eddie Eagans first visit to Chairman the York State then world with Lord Cydale arrived terrible benefit for
 him. replied Eddie, standing feet
 Brancourt amateur heavyweight champion of weighing 245 pounds Every with Rhodes scholar from Amer Eddie smiled AS they banmweght fighting
 within minutes Eddie had laid the giant 
 lot of Australia who didn't forget him when he Arnys Air Com mand the
 this order (barrng the possibility that I'll be again) Hoop r rst Pavo ond Poynesan third Dieppe fourth.
 HICKEY, fairly vibrating old Rotaran spirit Brooklyn Club the other that he expects his ball players be 'ferocious gentlemen"
 must not a without leave" fail m speaking those ferocous gentle
 incorrectly identified
 PSAL the in Bristol Va who announced he Johnny Ocensde sandlot  playing with the Bristol farm club
 Features Syndcate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-15
St. Louis CordinoI Tryouts 26-27 At Bridqeport

Bridgeport, Conn.,, June 15-The Bridgeport Y. M. c. A. and the St Louis Cardinals will cooperate in the operation of a baseball try-out camp for young ball players at Sea- side Park, Tuesday and Wednes- day, June 26 and 27 The Bridge port try-outs will be under the di- rect supervision of Charles Pop Kelchner and Roy Dissinger, both veterans of the Cardinal organiza- ton, and Red Smith, physical di- rector of the local Y. M. C.. A Smith says the try-outs will start at 1O:30 a. m. both days, and urges every youngster 16 years of age or over who aspires to career in pro- fessional baseball to attend the camp The Cardinals hold these try-outs for the purpose of finding new talent for their various minor league clubs. with the hope, of course, that some of this talent will find its way to the Major Leagues eventually.
 No Change
 Boys may attend the camp abSo- lutely free of charge, the only re- quirement being that they bring their own baseball shoes, gloves and uniforms, and out-of-town boys are required to finance their transpor- tation to and from Bridgeport and their expenses while here. How ever, the Cardinals will refund such expenses to any boys who are sign ed to contracts.
 The camp will be held for the two days mentioned, and boys may at tend on either or both days. The try-outs will consist of running, hit ting, fielding and pitching rou- tines, and actual games played by teams selected from those in at- tendance No advance preparations of any kind are needed. Report to Seaside Park Tuesday or Wednes- day morning, June 26 and 27, in time to start working out at l0:30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-15
Mary Abbott
 Division Chomps After BIO Game

Two grammar school baseball teams were credited with scoring 55 runs against league rivals yester- day; Mary Abbott completing the season play in it's division with a BIO shutout over Maloney and earn the right to meet Driggs for the Grammar League title next week.
 Woodrow Wilson ran up "A runs against Russell in a 24-1 game while Hendricken and Hopeville provided the best of three games won by the east end lads to over the south Waterbury aggregation.
 Joe Aufiero, MA pitcher, gave Maloney but 2 hits and whacked a single, double and home run, his brother Don, hitting pair of doubles and a single. ODonnell gave Russell batters but two hits and struck out 13 in the Wilson rampage of "A runs.
 endric ken's OLeary allowed Hopeville two hits, struck out g and won easily.
 Mary Abbot, coached by Dr. Joe Mdy, Has Us DIE game O1 CQe sea son next Monday at p. m. when it meets Henry Sabia's Driggs school outfit at Fulton Prak, for the league championship. Scores:
 Mary Abbott G5)45 34x-31 22 l Maloney 900 00O- 0 ?
 J. Aufiero and D. Aufiero, Cara fola; Antadillo, Burr. Rosa and Cardella. Umpire: Moffet.
 Wilson .... s7s e2-24 IS l Russell ... ...... 900 01- l ? z
 O'Donnell and Oagrossa: Smith and Lawlor. Umpire: Tolomeo. Hendricken =. POS 001 x-6 5 0 Hopeville ..... 900 900 l. ? 8
 O'Leary and Oriente; Adamaitis and Strickelitis. Umpire: Evon.
 Sprague shut out Merriman 80 earlier this week on a one-hit pitch ing performance by Clark; the win also giving Sprague second place in the National division standing. Sprague got all runs in the second inning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-15
Edtgsk skSRer@Az,nuL < Y@$k
Reg. U. s. Pat. Of0 BY JACK CUDDY

united Press StaI1 correspondent
 New York, June 15 (UP)-How the great Muscles" Medwick went to the Braves.
 These gentlemen were CD Louis Perini, president of the Braves; (2) Joe Nancy, treasurer of the Boston club and (3) John Quinn, general manager. They sat down with us on the exclusive setee.
 Stoneham leaned over to us and said, listen, we are about to try to make a deal, and I am putting the honorable muyzzle upon your puss-riught now-if you know what I mean" We knew.
 Wise-guy Stoneham did not par ticipate in the dickering. No, indeed He argued with Ed Archie Gard ner of Duffy's Radio Tavern about the comparative prowess of two- headedl and three-headed pitchers, while little Mel Oott, manager and right fielder, conducted the engotia- tions at the other end of the table. Stoneham was unworried. It seemed that he had told Ott the limits of the Giant terms,
 Suddenly Ott and the three gen. tlelnen from Boston started shak- ing hands, procedure that was ex- tended to President Stoneham-and almost to Archie" Gardner, who .settled Sack. clasping his own hand. Secretaty Eddie Brannick of the Giants was summoned from a near by table, and he said: Stay put. %olr Nf
 Brarnick was announcing the deal that sent Joe Medwick, veteran outfielder. and Pitch Ewald Pyle to the Braves in exchange for Catcher Kluttz We asked Manager Ott, What's the big idea?'
 Little Mel, pilot of club that just dropped out of the National League lead while losing its sixth consecutive game, said, more than anything else, we need top flight catching relief for Ernie Lonbardl And this Kluttz is a good hitter and receiver
 The disposal of Medwick tied in directly with another deal an- nounced earlier yesterday. in which the Giants acquired Outflelder Jim Mallory from the St. Louis Cardinals farm club at Columbus.
 Stoneham, apparently well-satis- fled with both deals, said, We may make some more before the trading deadline next midnight"
 The shift of Medwick and Pitcher Pyle to Boston was surprising to most New ork baseball writers. Ott parted with a 300 hitter and his only left-handed pitcher to get plate support.
 Medwick, now 34, was in his third partial with the Giants. after three campaigns with the Dodgers and about eight seasons with the Car dinals. He was hitting 304, and still threat every time he stepped to the plate.
 The acquisition of Catcher Kluttz as a relief for Veteran Lombardi indicates a desire of the Giants to obtain reserves. the lack of which has resulted in their tail-spin, due to the injury of first-sacker Phil WeinuStraub and Lombardi's fatigued slump at bat.