PORTLAND INQUIRER
of h fs? Are people in a THE INVASION OF
Haasen and co pilot L t Jerry
civilised world more careful about
Sottxen ol New York insisted that
SOI THEKN FRANCE
who they wash after than who they
1 ride in then gilder and 1 had a
By D en« M m William«
aat after? Since being employed in
< The following dispatch was filed heii of a job explaining to them
S. DUKE presenta
r r u l l J o h iiM M i, « M i t . r r o o
Mia.
public work I am iorimed to dis­ oo August 17 by OUts Hamngtoa. that then were a couple of grem-
U m * i )>, J i« ill feilutritif ■ fall pute the theory that when a white
“That Musical Novelty of the
Pittsburgh Courier war correspon­ tins is the front office back in
tff(4din| TUrtdt) night mail sweat« salt come« out of the
front a acai
Fittaburgth
who'd
be
foaming
at
Century"
dent, and one of two Negro war
S u ffin n i M
m ^tn «hock and a pain •am and kill« U m odor. For so long
the
mouth
if
I
didn't
hurry
hack
correspondents representing the
The International
in the a d i, Mn. Johnson a« been the Negro v m forced to the boni­
Combined United States Press dur­ in the C-47 in time to write some
o ff from work several itaye.
Sweetheart* of Rhythm
est type of work, longest, hours ing the invasion of Southern invasion stuff.
Mr*. John Mrrwfee, a chipper on less pay, poorest living quarters
tAU Girl Orchestral
"But Pittsburgh's 6,000 miles
Franca I
the * i ) i , 1 « laid up with a «ore ami every disadvantage Known Yet
from
here
and
they
can't
do
noth­
By 0LL1K HARRINGTON
Featuring
foot auti a slight illrtea«. The acci­ in spite of all handicap« he has
WITH
AIRBORNE TROOPS ing to you,” piped up Crew Chief
Anna Mae W inbum and
dent of dropping the steel on hi« made • sure and steady advance
OVK »SOUTHERN FRANCK — 1 Lyle Kenlaeon from Fairfield, Me.
Evelyn
foot which caused several 'lays lay­ la this the reason by any means
have just returned from the inva­
“ No, they can't do nothing but
off, was not as no us ami no bones for the hard knocks given him ? As
sion points over Southern France throw me off the pay roil,” 1 an­
McElroy’» BALLROOM
were broken.
for sweat it is bke bullets, it knows where I'd flown with the huge glid­
swers«!.
S. W. ¡^th and Main, Portland,
Mr Jeaaie Mayes, a newcomer in no color line and any one getting
er force on D-day not long after
Thursday. September 14th
So
1
rode
the
freight
car
and
these parts, is smpioyed by the Kai­ warm by doing hard work in a hot
the first waves hit the beach.
when
we
got
over
the
target.
I
ser company in Vancouvrr After place 1 guarantee will sweat and 1
NOT BETTER, BUT THE BEST
In all honesty, I must admit that looked back through the open door
serving nine months in the Armed am sure there is no pres pi ration
this is probably the most pleasant of our ship as the glider pulled
Korves at Camp Walters, Texas, he odor that is pleasant. It is com­
^ invasion of all time, and the last away in a slow bank. There, grin­
was discharged and is now working mon knowledge ‘eodorants were
minute letter* which 1 wrote my ning, were Hansen and Sunken
in the shipyards to help towards not invented for Negroes. So far
wife, my mother, ami my Simon with the right thumb and index
COAST FIXTURE
victory.
nr or group has bathered them- I
«;titor, BUI Nunn, now sefcm
finger
in
the
"So
long”
sign
1
re­
COMPANY
Mr. Dillie Hunter, a veterm. of selves with the doing of anything friKhtfuIly ¿11,.
| fmnkly hope
turned the sign and hoped they’d
World War I, is an employee of of value for the colored people ex- they |nay ^ Io9t in ^
.
be okey.
Used Restaurant and
Kaiser Co. in Vancouver as a weld­ cept find fault. So it is up to
,
quiu, aurf, thal my frien(lB
America needs guys like that. I
er
Mr. Hunter formerly served us to live down all false accusation* bmck home arr experiencing more
Office Supplies
with the 26th Infantry overseas for obtaining to put a blot on our
¡n t<,n minute* Qf the August figured that if 1 had to have bad
luck, I’d like it to happen with fel­
Refrigerators, Ice Boxes
14 months, his permanent residence character.
heat and humidity than 1 did in al-
lows
like
that.
They
are
the
kind
is at K1 Paso, Tex.
-------------------------- most six hours over Adolph’s im­
I. B O X E R , Manager
of guys that Crispus Attucks went
Pvt Eugene (iillispe has return­
pregnable fortress.
down with.
VANPORT
ed to the States after doing over­
From our altitude, the French
Broadway and N. Williams
seas duty for seven months and is
and Vicinity
countryside looked peaceful and
now attached to the Humes hosoi-
By Mrs E. P. Mims
serene and like New England coun­ Conference Meets at Bethel A.M.E.
tal staff. Pvt. Gillispe has been in
tryside. The only difference was
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CLUB TO BE FORMED
the Army for thirty-seven months.
W. M. Byrduong, 2408 Cotton­ that thousands o f parachutes Tit­
est amount of money. Mrs. Polk
T-5 Otis T. Cramer is back in wood St , and Mr. W. M. Talley of tered the meadows.
The plowed
All women employed in Industry
the States after serving a number Vanport City, spent the week end fields below presented a quiet holi­ received an award for having the
of months in England with the in Seattle, Washington. They re­ day pattern and the only element second largest attendance and Mrs. in the Portland-Vancouver area are
quartermaster corps.
Cramer is port having a great time and O! missing in this nostalgic rural Duncan an award for raising the invited by the Y. W. C. A. to join
now stationed with the Brooke Gen­ what a relief from the noise of the scene was the absence of grazing
a club which is to be formed. The
second largest amount of money.
club is for those interested mainly
eral hospital division of Ft. Houi- ships and chippers.
livestock. I didn’t find this surpris­
Following two minutes of prayer in recreation of all kinds, but you
ton, Texas.
Picknicking in Seattle are Misses ing however, considering the fact
Mrs Keba McMath, formerly a QiUer Jackgon( Mr. Ernest Russell that the master race mob moved in memory of departed dignitaries are^ jnvitetl to come and help form
of the church, came the naming of
cjujj jf you are j ust interested
scaler on the ways, is bark to work and Miss Gladys Baker.
out.
officers
and
members
to
the
Wom-
after a 30-<iay layoff and is now
in meeting other girls and women
One of mu most pleasant aspects en’s Missionary Society.
Private Booker T. Kemper of
employed as a shipwrights helper.
of your own community and other
of the invasion was the crew of
The reading of a Resolution neighborhoods.
We are proud her illness is over New Orleans, now stationed at the C-47 in which we rode. They
and hope she remains well and con- I Vancouver Barracks, was the din­ were without exception the swellest thanking every one who had helped
ner guest of Mr. and Mrs. W R.
The first meeting to form the
in the Conference was adopted by
tinues hvjr efforts for victory.
Waldon, 2402 N. Cottonwool! St., bunch of guys I’ve yet shackled up a standing vote, and after the ap­ club will be held in Community
with. The pilot, Lt. Roger Coleson-
pointments had been read, the Con­ Building No. 6 in Vanport on Wed­
Mrs. Ada Myles, a scaler lead- Apartment 468.
of Fairbault, Minn., an the co-pilot,
Mr. and Mrs. Bertrand Thomas
nesday evening, August 30, at &
woman on the ways at Kaiser Co.
Lt. Gene Feckler, St. Louis, are I ference closed.
have
returned
from
an
extended
p. m.
was reported to have made this re­
J. E. Roberts was returned to
both, despite their extreme youth,
vacation
to
their
native
state
of
mark to Mrs. Alberta Johnson: “ I
veterans of the troop carrier trade. Tacoma, Rev. Hayes to Seattle,
Ladies: The grand advantages
am going to warm up and kick Kentucky. They had a swel ltime The navigator, Lt. Alex Pakowitz Everett V'illiams to Bremerton and
offered
to you through membership
somebody’s pants.”
We had the visiting friends at their old home­ of Brooklyn, N. Y., slept most of lastly what everyone was waiting
in
the
Y.
W. C. A. are yours for
pleasure of scaling along beside stead and a grand time motoring the time on what he called the mill: to hear, Rev. B. C. Allen was to
the asking. Why not come out and
Myles prior to her becoming leader back in their beautiful Buick. They run.
stay in Portland at Bethel.
meet
some really worth while peo­
of a group of workers and she were accompanied on their return
There was nothing heroic about
Special
mention
was
given
to
the
ple
who
are interested in your wel­
seemed to have been an awful nice trip by Mrs. Thomas’ mother who any of them, yet all carried Distin­
chefs
and
men
of
the
S.
P.
&
S.
fare.
They
want ti • help you have a
woman to know and work with. says she is “ just wild about the guished Flying Crosses with Oak
railroad
who
gave
their
time
free
good time and help you to help
The women resent her attitude very City of Roses.” The little daughter Leaf Clusters buried away some-
to the Conference to prepare meals yourself. So come out on Wednes­
of
Mrs.
Thomas,
Theresa
and
her
much, but as it is impossible to
J where in their barracks bags. After for the delegates and guests.
day night, will you, ladies?
transfer from one type of employ­ brother Bertram Jr. also expressed much coaxing, I discovered that
ment to another they are forced to their liking for Portland. Looks as ! they had gotten them for a job in
accept her threats in order to keep if we have some permanent guests. Burma supporting the legendary
Mrs. Dora Gozey of 3828 Victory
their j'obs. There are any num b«
General Wingate’s Army on the
of Negro women eligible and have Blvd., one of Vanport’s top-notch Imphal drive with Col. Corkin, the
This week we have a recipe sent ■ 1 Cup cooked tomatoes
seniority to become leaders but are beauticians, is planning to open an Flip Corkin of Terry and the Pi­
by one of our readers, that will
4 Eggs
seldom given the opportunity to elaborate beauty salon in the near rates.
make
the
family
ask
for
more.
This
Sait to taste
future. She has not decided on the
prove their ability as leaders.
These
felows
hlad
ony
one
gripe.
recipe
is
not
to
keep
slender,
and
Large
onion (finely chopped)
Mrs. E. C. Steward of 145-A location as yet. We wish her much They knew Joe Louis was some­
you
who
string
beans,
will
have
to
Pinch of sage.
success.
Wintler Drive, Bagley Downs, is
where around, but some general ask for small portions. More food
Bring your news for the PORT­
METHOD:
back to work, after being laid off
had decided to pull this invasion for hubby and the kiddies—
LAND
INQUIRER
to
the
Branch
Fry
onion,
two egg whites and
by her attending physician for a
before they had a chance to see
Did I fail to mention that we
Office
at
2410
Cottonwood,
Apt.
flour until brown— the success of
rest. Mrs. Steward was formerly
the champ go through his paces.
are trying to (with the aid of our
hired as a scaler. But since coming 506. Phone: WEbster 1534. Fred
Just before takeoff time, the pi­ good readers) go easy on those the recipe depends upon getting
back to the yard is now a ship­ and Elsa Mims in charge.
lot of the glider to be towed by our precious ration points. How do you this mixture brown enough. Cook
Mr.
Bolen
Nelson
of
11811
Mead­
with constant stirring until it all
wright helper. She is greatly miss­
ship walked up with a cherry pie like that?
ows,
succumbed
to
a
heart
attack
but burns. Add the two egg yolks
ed by all the old gang, but the doc­
captured on a foray the night be­
Ladies, we are still asking you
and cook until it thickens in the
tor knows best and we are indeed at 3:30 o'clock Sunday while visit­ fore. He suddenly rushed over and
for your recipes.
frying pan. Adu the salt, sage and
glad her conditions permits her to ing friends, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Eat- smacked me in the pit of the stom­
Why not send us oodles of them
tomatoes. This is also suitable for
be back to work again. Even not a ton at 3810 Victory Blvd., Apt. ach which at the time was not very
by
the end of the week ?
sandwiches
member o f the scaler family any 2097.
strong.
This recipe was sent to us by
more we will be able to see and
“ Well, I’ll be damned if it isn’t
Mrs. Doris Mae Williams,
LADIES . . follow Mrs. Williams
greet her as she is still working
VITAL STATISTICS.
Press!” he shouted, “ where in hell
11917 Meadows
recipe with more good recipes each
our shift.
Clark County-City
have you been?”
Guilds Lake. .
week. Just put your recipe on a pos-
After reading an article in the
Then I recognized my old friend,
BIRTHS
MOCK CHICKEN
ta lcard and send it to The Portland
Negro Digest I am more than ever
Larce Dillard — Eunice Marie Lt. Ed. Hansen of Alhambra, Cal.,
Recipe of the Week
Nnquirer at 2736 NE. Rodney, zone
of the opinion that we as a race Burks, a daughter, Deloris Dillard, one of the hottest glider pilots in
1 % Tablespoons fat
T2, and we will publish one each
must live our lives to prove that born August 11, 1944.
the business. I hadn’t seen him for
4 Tablespoons flour
week. You may send as many as
in every respect we are and will
months and since then he too had
DEATHS
Mt Cup Milk
you wish to send.
for ever be an intelligent people.
picked
up a Distinguished Flying
Majorie T. Simmons, died Aug­
It seems to me that there are some ust 15, 1944.
Cross with a heap of other decora­
people that are still inclined to be­
tions in Burma.
Multnomah Couhty
lieve that we are unclean and o f­
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Yofe, Ora, 2722 N. Interstate, to wanted to know and I told him Sid
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