1944-09-08

~- PORTLAND INQUIRER Page 3 SOCIETY DO IN'S RATIONING CALENDER Clip and keep for handy reference. I'VE BEEN AROUND New York Mrs. Ruth English and Miss -Helen Searcie were the luncheon guests of Mrs. Fletcher Saturday, 26th. Mrs. Fletcher is the top lead– ing woman at a White bag factory. Her husband is a patrolman. Mrs. English has been visiting her husband in San Francisco. En– route home she was royally enter– tained by Mrs. Ida McBride in Ber– keley, Calif., and her two sisters in Oakland. * * * Mrs. James Bishop is scheduled to leave this week end to visit her husband in Klamath Falls. He is a Steward 1/ c in the Navy. * * * M'rs. Davidson left with relatives today for an extended vacation trip to Oakland, Calif., accompany– ing her was little Phyllis Toson, a daughter of Belle Dunn. * * * Miss Lena Hillsman is now visit– ing friends in the gay city of San Francisco, Calif * * * next stop will be Vancouver, Wn., p d Food rocesse s: I at the Palomor Club. Book 4-Blue stamps AS through · * * * F5 valid indefinitely. Bobby Diez and wife were enter- Meat, Butter, Fats and Cheeses: tained by Mrs. Reynolds at the Book 4-Red stamps AS through Fraternity Hall. At the cocktail D5 valid indefinitely. party, Mrs. Reynolds announced the Sugar: Book 4. engagement of her son (Bobby) to Sugar stamps 30-31-32 valid in- a Seattle girl. definitely for 5 pounds each. * " * Sugar stamp 33 valid Sept. 1 for A fine time was had by all. at 1 5 pounds. Mrs. Myrtle Barnes Saturday rute, Sugar stamp 40 valid through ~eptember 2, w~ere the y~ung so- Feb. 2S, 1945 for 5 pounds home cial set entertamed. Dancmg and canning only. cocktails were enjoyed by the For more canning sugar apply lo- crowd. The best part of the even- cal OPA board. ing was the tag dance. Shoes: Loose Stamps invalid. * * * Book 3-Airplane stamps 1 and 2 Among the popular visitors of valid indefinitely. . 1 the city is Miss Melba Johnson. Gasoline Coupons: She has been assisting Mr. Ken- Not valid unless endorsed. neth F. Smit~ at*the :? · S. 0. , "A" No. 12 valid through Sept. I 1 21, 3 gallons each. Apply by mail\ The two Davies brothers, Walter for renewal. · and Malloy left for a two-weeks Fuel Oil: vacation Sunday, September 3rd. l Period 4-5 coupons valid through They are going to Kansas City, Mo. September 30. New period 1 cou- to see their mother. pons valid now. By TED YATES From a Reporter's Typewriter ••• Physically handicapped veterans of the present war constitute a group of productive. capable workers at a number of nearby defense plants . . . Despite predicted competition from planes and automobiles, U. S. railroads hope to attract a large share of postwar passenger traffic with faster service and lower rates after the war ... Many big U. S. corporations already have building contracts from "occupied" countries. They await only the armistice to put their plans for recon– struction and economic expansion to work ... Belgium plans not only to mend war damage but to build "better nation". and already the Belgian Commission has tackled the problem of relief. property re– storation-and. with the help of international cooperation, hopes for postwar commerce . . . National Urban League for Social Set·vice Among Negroes is still seeking men and women with training and experience in various fields of social work to fill positions which are available in Urban League affiliates and in other social work agencies throughout the country · ... NAACP cites service of Phila. press stories which were unanimous in their denunciation of the recent "Race" strike by PTC workers who bolted against the upgrading of eight Negroes ... J. Lester Kaufman new chief publicist at Republic Pies ... Ninety-two percent of Negroes serving in U. S. Army are in labor battalions ... "After You're Gone," the popular tune of the early Twenties, revived in the film "Atlantic City". a Republic musical comedy smash hit. * * * Tire Inspection Records: "Sinclair & Leroy" Colored en- Mrs. Seymour was the honored Must be presented for gasoline tertainers, are thrilling the nite guest at a reception given by Dr. li t' • • • • • Club Crowds at the C loud Room. and Mrs. Unthank at their home app ca Ions. Ork leader Eddie Durham seeking talented beauties for his new Stoves: I band. Aspirants are requested to forward a typewritten letter to me They will be here two weeks. Their Tuesday, September 5th. Apply at local OPA board for stating their age, height and weight; giving their experience. And _______________....:________________ h "t'f' t don't forget to enclose a most recent photograph. Act at once ..• MRS. AMERICA MEETS unfailing masculine favorite-sue- pure ase cer I Ica es. GOOD READING: Celia Dale's "The Least of These" (The Macmillan Wood, Coal, Sawdust: Company) .•. Sotto Voce: LeRoy Collins: We've heard from reliable THE WAR sulent beef stew. Made from point- ORDER NOW! Don't risk short- source that you've made a pretty mess of things for Negro newspaper– free utility beef, simmered long men ove.r at Columbia Television. For a guy with such marvelous con– age next winter. This is another red letter week for Mrs. America. Red stamps E-5 F-5, and G-5 in war ration book four became valid September 3. They are worth ten points each for the purchase of meats, fats, and cheese, and, as usual, are good in– d_efinitely. and slowly with small onions, a tacts you should remember that a Iotta noise is just a lot of noise! few potatoes and carrots in the Price Control: ... For at least ten years we have been warned often that there are Report overcharges to price clerk forces active in this country bent on upsetting U. S. policies and set meat juices - there isn't a surer to perform the ill deeds here in America that they succeeded in doing at local OPA board. highway to his heart. And the fact in the occupied countries. The countless stoppages, strikes, fires and that utility grade beef is from 12 Rent Control: subversive acts point to espionage. Negroes who have been the target Petitions now being received in in many instances for such un·American acts have been the subject to 20 cents a pound less than other II of these Nazi agents to muddle up an already turbid situation. German a area rent offices under "pecu- grades is a powerful persuader to agents are not interested in attacking Negroes but, the acts of these liar circumstances" amendment. R h h · d d f th the budget-wise. spys have now turned to ace atred to cover t e1r ee s, or ey * * * Do you wear scars from skirm– ishes with stubborn oyster shells? (She sells sea shells, etc.) Then you'll welcome news that the fish and wildlife service has been con– ducting experiments in oyster– opening. They believe it is possible that the family oyster opener may soon be able to drop a tablet in water that covers the oysters and in five minutes find them open. This method calls for getting the bivalves 'drunk" on carbonated wa– ter so that their muscles relax and the shells open readily. * * * LIBERTY SHIP NAMED FOR NEGRO Miss Lvonne Boyden, Mr. and Mrs. James 0. Holmes, Sr., Mr and Mrs. Isaac Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Sam- uel Jackson, Mrs. Marie E. Pevova, The 361st Liberty Ship to _be Mrs. Ida S. Taylor, A. Keiger Sa– launched· at the Bethlehem-Fair- I voy and Mr. and Mrs. D.. PurnelL field Shipyard in Baltimore, Md., Other Liberty Ships named for was the SS Edward A. Savoy, nam- distinguished Negro Americans ed for the Negro who spent 64 hnve been the SS. Booker T. Wash– years in government service, and was chief messenger to 22 Secre– taries of State. The launching took 'place on July 19, the Maritime Commission announced this week. ington, George Washington Carver, John Merrick, Robert L.Vann, Paul Laurence Dunbar, James Weldon Johnson, John Hope, John H. Mur– phy, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Fred– erick Douglas, Robert S. Abbott, Harriet Tubman, Bert Williams. I How many dagwood sandwich makers are there in your family? If midnig¥-it snacks are the order of the day in your house, the an– nouncement that Swiss cheese prices are to be lowered by several cents a pound all over the nation will be greeted with glad acclaim. Mrs. Edward Savoy Morgan, daughter of the man for whom the ship was named, was the sponsor. She resides at 503 24th Street, Washington, D. C. Prior to the launching, a delight– ful luncheon was given the spon– soring party and friends at the York Hotel in Baltimore. D. B. Purnell, leader in the Labor De– partment of the shipyard, acted as host for the Bethlehem-Fairfield Company. At the luncheon roes– ages in praise for the useful career of the late Mr. Savoy were read and his life extolled by relatives COLORED MERCHANTS LEAVE I' FOR TOUR Herbert Lewis and his Colored Merchants Softball Team left for an extended tour of twenty days, this week. It will be a very nice trip for all the boys, and e~pecially some of them, who never have been any farther than the west coast. Their .schedule is as follows: * * * Remember, Mrs. America, only families processing fruit for sale are eligible for extra rations of sugar up to 250 pounds per family unit, OPA emphasizes, thereby spiking the rumor that anyone may get extra sugar merely for the ask– ing. Housewives will be happy to know that the 20 points per pound originally listed on the September point charts for creamery butter has been dropped to the customary 16 points due to the quick action of OPA when late information re– vealed an increased quantity avaH– abel to civilians. If your grocer's point chart still lists 20 points for creamery butter,it's just because he hasn't had time to make the cor– rection - and the real value is 16 points. * * * and friends. He was born in Washington and attended Howard University. In 1S69 he became page boy to Secre– tary of State Hamilton Fish, start– ing a career of service which ex– tended over a period of 64 years. President Woodrow Wilson, on recommendation of William Jen– nings Bryan, elevated Savoy to the rank ~'tnd salary of clerk. His work was largely confidential and he numbered among his contacts many distinguished and famous person– ages. When he retired in 1983, he was called to the White House by President Roosevelt and thanked for "faithful and unique service to the Gov1rnment and people of the United States." Have your youngsters balked on eating their Sunday night bowl of bread and milk? Maybe it's be- Following the launching, Mrs. cause the bread has lacked that old Morgan was presented with a dia– remembered flavor. If so, your monel and ruby-studded wrist watch coaxing can cease because War on behalf of the shipyard as a me– Food Administration says our mento of the occasion. bread will soon return to pre-war Among membe11s of the Savoy standards of both taste and quality family to witness the launching with the addition. of higher milk I were: Mrs. Smith Savoy Morgan, content. Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Morgan, * * * Dr. and Mrs. Sevellon D. Savoy, When nothing hits the spot and Miss Ruth Edwina Savoy, Mrs Ra– the dinners you cook for Mr. Amer- chel S. Wines, Lieut. A. Lawrence ica fail to bring forth the sa.tis- Savoy, Mrs. Edna R. Rogers, Miss fied purr you used to hear, try that Gail Rogers, Mrs. Nettie D. Wave, Salt Lake Sept. 9, Omaha Sept. 10, Denver Sept. 11, Des Moines Sept. 12, Topeka Sept. 13, St. Louis Sept. 14. They won the West Coast Tro– phy, which was $1,000, but expenses back East amount to $2,200, the Colored Businesses donated the dif– ferences Their tour will end in Cleveland, Ohio, where they will compete for the National Softball Tournament. DANCE S. DUKE presents "That Musical Novelty of the Century" The International Sweethearts of Rhythm {All Girl Orchestra) Featuring Anna Mae Winburn and Evelyn McGee McElroy's BALLROOM S. W. 5th and Main, Portland, Thursday, September 14th NOT BETTER,BUT THE BEST know too well that the determination to keep the Negro in his place is, for the most part, shared by all Whites. ... Leander L. Boykin new dean of students at Hampton Institute ... Earle Warren, of ·count Basie's Orchestra, soon to lead his own ork ... It's 9-pound boy at the Odell-Ella Johnsons. She's the vocalist in Buddy Johnson's Band ... Cozy Cole's drumming featured in Walt Disney's technicolor car· toon "52nd Street" •.. Horace Henderson, the former bandleader, is now associated with Lena Horne as arranger and music director ..• Powell Lindsey, man-about-town of New Haven, Richmond, Atlanta and Pittsburgh, wed Geri Towles (Pittsburgh-Chicago socialite) on Friday, Aug. 19 ... Allied soldiers are now linguist "sharks", accord– ing to a War Dept. bulletin which states 1 our boys le~rn to speak, then write foreign languages almost in less time to "take over" Oc· cupied Lands. • • • • • Consider the Source: Emphasis on police techniques for preventing riots and improving relations between different racial, religious and national groups is stressed in a report-"The Police and Minority Groups," issued by the International City Managers Association. 1313 E. 60th St.. Chicago (37) 11linois Thought you would like tQ know • • • • • Highlights: Sgt. Joe Louis and his wife, marvelous Marva, will reconcile when they meet in Chicago next month ... Lt. Rose Lillian Elliott, of Philadelphia,. and Lt. James Hathaway Robinson, Jr., U. S. Army, tied that knot in Yuba City, Calif., a fortnight ago .•. Farrell's Kozy Tavern No. 1 in formal opening last Wednesday nite ... Recom· mended: Lovely Lola Hayes, the internationally known mezzo-soprano. Tuesday nights via WNYC. 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