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PORTLAND INQUIRER
Society Doings
Turkey
NKW CI FAVORITE
Daughter Elk« report several O v e r c h a r g e s
member» on the sick list, including
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Mrs. Marion Brown, Mr». Jason
Following an OPA checkup which
Fontane, Mrs. Marshall and Mrs.
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j revealed sales or turkeys at above
Li Hard Evans.
The Daughter Elks are also plan- C(iilinK pri<:e8’
oI OPA
ning a Carnival and Dinner to he administrator's treble d a m a g e
given about Dec. 15th.
! claims for one and one-half times
RATION CALEN D AR
(Clip and keep for handy
reference)
Negro Seabees
Get ‘Pat on Back’
Major General Rupert us,
former Commanding General
j of the 1st Marine Division,
commends Negro Sea bee bat­
talion for service during land­
ing on Peleliu.
the amount of the overcharges has
Mrs. Randolph of 2407 N. Wil­ been made by a local truck peddler
liams Ave. entertained the Usher,
,
A
Board of Mt Olive Baptist Church ' an‘‘ ° ne retaU market' M,8B Ce'eIia
recently.
P- Gallagher, OPA attorney, re-
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ported Saturday.
Pr«»cessed Foods:
Book 4— Blue stamps A8 through
Z8 and A5 through W5 valid in­
definitely.
Meat, Butter, Cheese:
Book 4— Red stamps A8 through
Z8 and A5 through P5 valid in­
definitely.
Sugar: Book 4.
Sugar stamps 30 through 34 val­
id indefinitely, 5 pounds each.
Sugar stamp 40 valid through
Feb. 28, 1945 for 5 pounds home
canning only. For more canning
sugar apply local board using
spare stamp 37.
Shoes: Loose Stamps Invalid
Book 3 — Airplane stamps 1-2-3
| Va.liri indefinitely. New stamp valid
Nov. 1.
Gasoline Coupons: Not valid unless
endorsed.
“ A ” 13 expires Dec. 21. Each
coupon worth 4 gallons.
Stoves:
Apply local board for purchase
certificates for oil, gas stoves.
Wood, Coal, Sawdust:
Delivery by priorities based on
written statements of needs.
Fuel Oil:
Current coupons valid through
August 31, 1945. Not more than 14
per cent of season’s rations should
have been used to date.
Price Control:
Refer inquiries and complaints to
price clerk at local board.
Rent Control:
AH rented dwelling units must
be registemi, and changes in ten­
ancy reported.
The Seventeenth Special U. S.
Naval Construction Battalion, a
Negro unit of Seabees, has receiv­
ed a “ Well Done!’’ and a Letter of
Commendation from Major General
William H. Rupertus, U. S. M. C.,
The Younger Youngsters had a
Guy G. Foreman, peddler, 2800 S.
Commanding
Officer of the First
grand time at a party given by E. 122 St., and George’s Food Mar-
Marine
Division
during the landing
Mr. and Mrs. Fay Gordley last ket, pear 72nd on Sandy paid $62.52
on
and
accupation
of Peleliu Is-
Sunday for their son Tyrone, age 1
and $32 70 respectively, in settle­
land in the Palaus, for helping re­
7, at their home 2202 N. Flint Ave.,
ment of treble damage claims.
lieve a shortage of ammunition on
Portland.
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On November 21 Foreman bought
(jtcluiivr IPS Phot • the first lines during the night of
JEAN
P A R K S , the enchanting D-Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Hurley Bibs of St. a truckload of dressed Grade A
girl bandleader who is slated to
The letter, addressed to Lieut.
Louis, Mo., stopped in Portland en turkeys, weighing 2,779 pounds, make her debut with an all-girl or­
Commander
Moses E. Berry, U. S.
route from Seattle, Wash., to their from an Eugene processor at 42c, chestra, is the new favorite of the
Gl's. At this early date Miss Parks NR. ., of 3621 lis t St., Gulfport,
home to visit a life-long friend, one cent above ceiling, and resold
has been forced to hire two secre­
Mississippi, Officer in Charge of
Mrs. A L. Randolph o f 2407 N.
some of the turkeys to a Portland taries to answer her soldier-sailor- the Battalion, follows:
marine mail. They write in, of
Williams Ave. Mrs. Bibs is on the
Market at 4 3 4 c a pound which course, for autographed photos of
“ On the eve of departure from
staff of the St. I^ouis Argus.
the/ new pin-up doll.
this area, I wish to inform you of
G. I. Harry Daniels has been was 1 4 c a pound above the price
the excellent manner in which eve­
home on furlough for three weeks he paid. Because he did not qualify
NEW FOOD STAMPS DUE
under
the
regulation
for
the
whole­
ry member of your command per-
and returned to his station He has
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formed the various duties during
been visiting his wife and parents saler’s mark-up, this 1 4 c consti­
rive more blue ration stam ps,!., . . .
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tuted an administrator’s treble
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v ! the landing
and occupation o f Pele-
who are residents of Portland.
used
for
processed
foods,
become
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damage claim which Foreman set­
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j liu. The unloading was accomphsh-
vahd
on
December
1,
Willard
Case,'
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tled for 1 4 times the amount of
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| ed by the untinng efforts of the
Mr. Benjamin Langston, of 74th
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the overcharges or $62.52 which he district OPA food rationing repre-| shore
party in which members of
Avenue, has joined the Armed For­
sentative,
announced
today.
paid to the U. S. Treasury.
your command played a vital part.
ces.
Blue stamps X5, Y5, Z5, A2 and
George’ s Food Market, which
The cooperation and complete un­
bought 67 of the turkeys sold 4844
each worth 10 points—a total derstanding exihibited throughout
Mrs. Eunice Collier, who was the pounds to another local market at ° f *^0 points will be good begin-
the assault phase by your com­
house guest of Mrs. Grace I^Bell 48c a pound, or 4 4 c a pound over n' n8 Dec. 1 and may be used in-
mand was no small factor in the
for the past month, has returned the ceiling. As a result, George’s definitely.
success of this operation. You de­
to her home in Arkansas.
No other stamps are expected to
Food Market settled administra­
serve a “ Well Done” in every re­
tor’s claim for $32.70, one and one- be validated for processed foods spect.”
until January 1, 1945, Case indi-
The former Rose Mary Swartz, half times the overcharges.
Major Genera« ICupertu» at pres­
cate«l
A number of complaints involv­
328 N. W. 5th Ave. and Mr. Geo.
ent is Commandant, Marine Corps
Boston, 328 N. W 5th Ave., were ing further overcharges are await­
THE
School, Quantico, Virginia.
PRICES MODIFIED ON
ing investigation, Gallagher sa'd.
married on Friday, Nov. 17.
The activity report of the bat­
FRESH SNAP BEANS
talion
showed that the first sec-
A 20 cent per bushel reduction in
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver E. Smith Rice of 2809 N. Cottonwood, Van- the adjusted f. o. b. base price for ^on ° f the 17th Special Battalion
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Keith port, were married on Saturday, all fresh snap beans except those landed with the First Marine Divi-
Johnson and their son Teheran, Nov. 18.
produced in California, for the ®on on Peleliu at Hlhour plus 2 on
Mr. George Taylor, a seaman, for­
They were part of the
2272 N. Interstate A re.
month of December, was announced D-Day.
merly of Portland, now in the Mer­
shore
party,
but,
while
engaged
The Literary Research Club will today by W. H. McCargar, district
chant Marine, and Mr. and Mrs. meet at the home o f Mrs. Mary OPA food price specialist, effective primarily in that duty, on the first
Guy W Holmes at dinner in their Brown on Friday evening.
night responded to a call for vol­
Dec. 1.
Portland’s Leading
beautiful home on Thanksgiving
Correction: Mr. and Mrs. Irving j The new adjusted ceiling price unteers when a shortage of am
Colored Hotel
Day.
Pmctor announce the birth of a will be 04.60 per 28-pound bushel, munition was reported in the for-
baby girld, Lolita Maria, on Nov. f. o. b. country shipping point, Me- ward lines.
Miss Kimha Lee Avritt of 339 22nd. Mother ami baby are doing Cargar said.
Practically the entire 17th car­
MUrdock 9533
fine.
N. Cherry and Mr. Abraham J.
This reduction is made on the ried ammunition to the front and
basis of a more complete report by brought wounded back. The Sea­
the Department o f Agriculture, in­ bees also, the report said, took For your convenience we are open
dicating that the Florida hurricane part in the fighting on one of the
FRIDAY and SATURDAY
Evenings Uhtil 8 P. M.
reduced the snap bean crop to 50 fronts when the Marines became
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STORE
stead of to 48 per cent, as indi- the 17th manned 37 mm. guns, and
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cated by early reports.
1 did what ever else was needed.
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Compacts and dainty H e a r t
Lockets. Some stone set . . .
others with emblems. Values
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