Pag« I
PORTLAND INQUIRER
Two Negro Women
Veteran of Two Wars
Now Taking SPAR
Lands in Same Port
Training in New York WITH U. S. TROOPS. COUTH-
clay of Liberia.
“I have a deep and profound
adm iration for th e people of the
L iberian R epublic,” said Sergeant
D evaughn adding, “they are so
warm, sym pathetic, u n d e rsta n d
ing. and hospitable to all." He
took an active p a rt in prom oting
closer relations betw een the U n
ited S tates and th e L iberian
Republic and received the cov
eted Legion of M erit for his
services.
His wife. Mrs. K ath erin e De
vaughn, lives in Colum bus, Ga.
ERN FRANCE— D isem barkation
Two Negro wom en recru its to at the sam e southern French
the SPARS. O livia J. Hooker, of port in tw o w ars is th e unusual
Columbus. Ohio, and A ileen A. experience of F irst Sergeant
Cooke, of Los Angeles. Calif., Sam uel D evaughn, 330 Bragg-
are now taking “boot” train in g at sm ith Street. Colum bus. Georgia,
the
M anhattan Beach, N. Y.. now serving w ith C om pany A.
Coast G uard T raining Station. 41st Engineers. Sergeant De
U nited S tates Coast G uard of vaughn enlisted in 1917 w ith
ficial in W ashington announced the old 24th i n f a n t r y and in
this week.
1918 w ent overseas and fought
M iss. Hooker, a form er public jn France,
school teacher in Colum bus, was
"W hat s d ifferen t from the last
J
bom in M uskogee. O kla., a tte n d
ed C entral High School in Co w ar in F ran ce,” he said, “is that > Combat Swim ming Courses For
Redeployed Troops
lum bus and graduated from Ohio this tim e th ere are far more
In
the
18 m onths before V-E
S tate U niversity in the class of n e8ro soldiers in action.
He
J u n e 1937, w ith a degree of B. added th a t in th e last W orld Day, 125.000 m en received Am-!
S. in Education. She is a m em W ar, the old 92nd Division w ith erican Red C ross-directed com-j
ber of the Ohio Education A s elem ents of the 8th Illinois, 15th bat sw im m ing in stru ctio n in H a-'
sociation, Colored T eachers F e d New York N ational G uard and waii, and now th e program is
eration and the N ational E duca th e 370th w ere the only Negro being stepped up, at m ilitary re-1
outfits in combat.
quest, for troops aw aitin g re-
tion Association.
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. . I deploym ent to th e Pacific.
Miss Cooke is the d au g h ter of
In 1940, he was assigned to
a N avy man, A llen A. Cocke, th e 41st E ngineers and in the ARC Transmits POW Messages
stew ard first class, and received sam e y ear w ent overseas w ith
T w enty-five th o u san d liberated
her high school education at P a them to N orth A frica. H ere he A m erican prisoners of w ar have
sadena Ju n io r College and at- had th e pleasure of m eeting already cabled to th e ir fam ilies
tended the U niversity of South-1 P resid en t Roosevelt w hile a c t-jin th e U. S. th ro u g h th e special
ern C alifornia for th ree years, ! ing as ^is chauffeur w hen the A m erican Red Cross com m unica-
m ajoring in psychology. Before ¡late P resident toured th e country tion^ system set up early this
her induction, she was em ployed, m com pany w ith P resident Bar-! m onth
as a clerk-typist at an A rm y Sig
nal Depot in Los Angeles.
SPA RS are w om en's reserve
of the Coast G uard and th e ir re
cru itm en t program was enlarged
last fall along w ith other b ran ch
es of the naval program to in
clude
N egro women. “Boot”
tra in in g courses last six weeks.
All SPA R S w ho receive “boot"
train in g at M anhattan Beach are
assigned to D istrict Coast G u ard
units or are sent to specialty
schools.
The SPA RS discontinued th eir
O fficers T raining School last
sum m er.
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PEOPLE ARE SMARTER
THAN COMMITTEES
Red Cross Ringers
Benjam in F ranklin once w rote,
“ An assem bly of g reat men is
the g re a te st fool upon e a rth .”
THE
MEDLEY HOTEL
2272 N. Interstate Ave.
Portland's Leading
Colored H otel
MUrdock 9533
Ten men in a conference may
add up dumber than any single
one of them.
T hat is the trouble w ith h a rin g
governm ent control of EV ERY
TH IN G .
You lose the wisdom, the in
itiative, the vitality, the vigor
of individuals acting individually.
L e t’s keep the A m erican sy s
tem of encouraging everybody
to grind his own axe effectively,
and le t’s use the governm ent only
to prevent th e few unscrupulous
from grinding th eir axes to cut
o th er people’s th ro a ts.
BARGAINS IN HOMES
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WILLIAMS AVE.
VARIETY STORE
O pen evenings for your
convenience
Williams Ave. at Knott St.
DeMars Grocery
Williams Ave. & Knott St.
U nder New M anagem ent
We W elcome Your P atronage
A. E. MOSER
When in Portland
FRANK L. M cGUIRE—3 b ed
rooms; com plete bath up; 1
bedroom do am.
F u ll cem ent
basem ent w ith plum bing; pipe
furnace; gas w ater
heater.
O w ner occupied. I m i tation
brick siding. 3 blocks to bus.
O nly $3400— term s. We w ill
help you w ith th e dow n p a y
m ent if necessary. C all Mr.
B urns AT. 7171, ask for H-97.
FRAN KL. M cGUIRE—4 bed
rooms, com plete b a th up; 1
bedroom dow n in a n ow ner-
occupied home. 2 blocks to
bus, 4 to school. F u ll cem ent
basem ent; pipe furnace. Sleep-
ing porch. V ery good condition.
$4500—term s. C all Mr. B urns
AT. 7171, ask for A-85.
FRANK L. McGUIRE—2 bed
rooms; b reak fast nook dow n; 4
bedroom s; com plete b ath up.
F u ll cem ent basem ent;
pipe
furnace. Im m ediate possession.
50x100 lot. $450- -term s. Call
Mr. B urns AT. 7171, ask for
C-87.
FRANK L. McGUIRE— S u b stan
tially built home w ith double
plum bing.
3 berdoom s up, 1
down. F ull cem ent basem ent
w ith pipe furnace. P a in t is in
fa ir condition. Q uick possession
m ay be had. Only $3500—
term s. Call Mr. B urns AT. 711,
ask for E-85.
Stop at the
Royal Palm
Hotel
Strictly Modern
310 N. W. FLANDERS ST.
K elly Foster, O w ner and
M anager
Phone BRoadway 9260
FRANK L. McGUIRE—2 b ed
rooms, shake bungalow w ith
full cem ent basem ent; au to
m atic gas furnace;
com plete
bath; attached garage. 1 block
to bus .Good looking hom e in
good condition for only $4950
—term s. C all Mr. B urns AT.
7171, ask for D-240.
Corner of S. W. 4th and
Washington in Downtown
Portland. . . ATwater 7171
FRA N K L. M cGUIRE — O n l y
$2900 and easy term s b u ys this
m odern hom e w ith 3 bedroom s
and com plete b ath up. F u ll
cem ent b asem ent pipe furnace.
M ay be bought on low dow n
paym ent. C all Mr. B urns AT.
7171 ask for F-178.
Frank L. McGuire
W e Will Help You With the Down Payment
This Beautiful Home Conveniently Located
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FRA N K L. M cGUIRE — O w ner
occupied. 4 bedroom s
w ith
a p a rtm e n t in basem ent. Gas
stove, circu latin g h e a te r in
cluded. T axes only $19. O ver
size lot, 4 blocks to school. O nly
$2900— term s. C all Mr. B urns
AT. 7171, ask fo r F-185.
FRA N K L. M cGUIRE—C om plete
ly furnished, 2 bedroom b u n
galow. O w ner occupied. Sm all
lot—fru it, flow ers, sh ru bbery.
$3250 com pletely
furnished.
Term s, too. C all Mr. B urns
AT. 7171, ask w or B-188.
A ll modern conveniences including autom atic e le
vator, hardwood floors, autom atic gas heat, attached
garage. A beautiful double rake shake house on a
corner lot. 5 full rooms w ith lin atile kitchen and
com plete bath. Sm all dow n paym ent, balance as
rent. Call AT. 7171, ask for Mr. Burns or Mr. D avis.
Come into Frank L. McGuire’s, located at 4th
and Washington in downtown Portland, and let us
explain how easily you can own your own home in
the fastest growing city in the west. Yes, we help
you make the down payment—we’ll put you in a
home of your own. You may sell at any time you
should want to move or leave the city and your
equity will be a nice little nest egg for you. Let
us know how much you can pay down and how
much you want to pay per month and we’ll help
you. Call or see Mr. Burns or Mr. Davies only,
AT. 7171.
DO YOU WANT TO SELL YOUR HOME?
If you own a house and desire to sell or trade
it in for a better home or income property, we can
work out a deal for you. Call Mr. Burns or Mr.
Davies, AT. 7171.
FRA N K L. M cGUIRE—S u b sta n
tial, 3 bedroom hom e w ith
com plete b ath ; cem ent base
m ent. $3500—term s, furnished.
We w ill even help you w ith
the dow n p ay m en t if necessa
ry. C all Mr. B urns AT. 7171,
ask fo r B-195.
FRA N K L. M cGUIURE— N i c e
looking, 3 bedroom home, g a r
age. 2 blocks to bus. Good con
dition. O w ner occupied. $3750
—term s. Call Mr. B urns AT.
7171, ask for F-2055.
FRA N K L. M cGUIRE—F u rn ish
ed bungalow — 1 bedroom , com
plete b ath dow n.
A ttractiv e
design. W ell constructed. O nly
1 block to bus. Fine buy at
$5500—term s.
F u rth e r details
by calling Mr. B urns AT. 7171,
ask for B-57.
For further information on these
properties call Mr. Burns AT.
7171, Frank L. McGuire.