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Page 2 PORTLAND INQUIRER Hero of Ship Disaster Flys Home From Italy MIAMI, FLA .—Flow n back to th e S tates from Italy by an ocean-spanning plane of th e A ir T ransport Com m and, S taff Serg ean t A rn e tt W. Lee, of M emphis, Tennessee, w ho last M arch was aw arded the Soldier’s M edal for outstanding courage in effecting th e rescue of a num ber of his fellow soldiers trap p ed on a to r pedoed ship, is en route hom e on furlough a fte r clearing A TC’s M iam i A rm y A ir Field. A v eteran of 3 m onths in the service, of w hich he sp en t 28 m onths overseas, S ergean t Lee w as in charge of a group of men aboard a tra n sp o rt in the Med- ite ra n n ea n w hen, w ithout w a rn ing, an enem y torpedo struck th e ship, killed a num ber of his m en outright, and w ounding and trap p in g others in debris in the hold. D espite the danger of th e con tin u ally rising w ater and the shifting debris, Sergeant Lee let him self down into the hold w ith a rope and w ith feverish w ork m anaged to clear aw ay enough debris to rescue th e w ounded m en. He left the hold only on orders of the captain of the ship, w hen rising w aters m ade fu rth e r rescue w ork impossible. In addition to the Soldier’s M edal, Sergeant Lee w ears five b a ttle stars on his th e a te r rib bons and the P u rp le H eart for w ounds received in action. His original assignm ent overseas was w ith an a n tia irsra ft organization, and he w as la te d tra n sfe rre d to a Q u arterm aster C orps truck company. Before en terin g th e A rm y he was em ployed as an assistant chem ist w ith a tex tile finishing com pany in M emphis, and plans to re tu rn to th a t job following his discharge from th e Arm y. He is th e son of Mr. and Mrs. W alter Lee, w ho live w ith his tw o d au g h ters a t 1023 N orth M anassas A venue, M emphis. — OUT OF WORK SATCHMO ON WHIRLWIND TOUR SHAKE BUNGALOW ; 6 cheery rooms, oak floors, garage, full cem ent basem ent. A utom atic w ater heater, good condition. Term s or bargain for cash; ow ner 302 N. C herry St. QUOTES— OF THE WEEK “Thanks for practically noth ing!”— Mrs. E. E. Wude to San Diego, Cal., judge who awarded her only 10$ of $50 damages sought. ENTERPRISE CHAPTER NO. 1 O. E. S. M eetings 1st W ednesday each m onths 8:00 p. m. P rince H all Tem ple, F. & A. M. 116 N. E. Russell St. Dollie Paries, W.M. Lenora G askin, S ecretary “Isn’t there a ban on talking about postwar?”—Sec. of Comm. Henry Wallace, at press confer ence. Dahlia Temple No. 202 “Only a ban on doing some thing about it !” — Response by new spaper correspondent at ‘ same. I. B. P. O. E. W. M eets every 1st and 3rd T uesday 2504 N. W illiam s Ave., 8 p. m. Mrs. L ethe Peck, D au g h ter R uler “There’s nothing much that free enterprise cannot—or could not—accomplish in this land of op portunity.”— Lowell Mellett, col umnist, one time of Washington. Golden West 844. GUOF “Benefit to the public is the basis of U. S. patent grant legis lation.”—Senior Judge Evan A. Evans, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. E x c l u s i v e to T e d Y a l e « P u b l i c a t i o n , LOUIS ARMSTRONG, world’s greatest trumpet player, is booked solid for a tour of the South after setting a new attendance record at the Earle Theatre in Philadelphia. Musical aggregation is slated for another movie after completion of one-nighter dates playing Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and key cities in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas enroute to the coast. The film, “ Pillar To Post” is now being shown in a nationwide release by Warner Brothers. Play- dates are aplenty as Armstrong zooms southward. .Reese Dupree, popular promoter, hails the band as the greatest attraction. “ I’ve booked them all,” he told our staff correspondent. A feather in Satchmo’s cap is the Rocky Mount June-German date on June 18. Itinerary calls for band’s appearance under Dupree’s promotion at Suffolk, Va.,-June 15; Township Auditorium, Columbia, S. C., June 22, (following the June-German affair)/On July 5 Armstrong will play the City Auditorium, Macon, Ga., and the following night the City Audito rium, Waycro6S, Georgia. < i “It takes about 100 years be fore a man gets any sense.”— Geo. Robt. Lore, B ridgeport, Conn.,cele brating 101st birthday. PHOTO-COPYING TINTING Just arrived- Ne,w Storing Full p iap e Suits and Slacks PHOTOGRAPHS Stanley's Clothes Shop 435 SW. W ashington St. PARTIES - WEDDINGS - BUSINESS •y D* J. V. WELLS O f th e oe VElOPMENT O f OUA UNSORN *OOY THOM A SINGLE MICNOIE SIZED EGG CELL INTO A HUMAN IEING. 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