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r PORTLAND INQUIRER Vets Administration Orders Reclassification Of Certain Groups ({«‘classification of social w o rk ers, dieticians, and lib rarian s in V eterans A dm inistration F acili ties from sub-professional to pro fessional status, w ith resulting increases of salary, ha been o r dered by Brig. Gen, F rank T. Hines, A dm inistrator of V eterans’ Affairs, effective J u ly 1, 1945, G eneral Hines announced today. This order, which affects 537 em ployes, will aid in filling 174 vacancies in these categories, he said. D ieticians, form erly classifi«*d sub-professionals, w ith salaries ranging from $1,800 to $2,600, will receive entrance salaries of $2,000, w ith salaries ranging to $3,800. Social w orkers, vitally needed in all types of hospitals, w ere not a ttracted to the V eterans A dm in istration Service by the form er sub-professional ratings which carried entrance salaries ranging from $2,000 to 2,300. The IN « entrance salar^ will be $2,600, and will range to $3,800, d ep en d ing on the assignm ent. L ibrarians have been reclassi fied from grades P-1 to P-3, d e pending on assignm ent and duties perform ed. E ntrance salary is now $2,000, ranging to $3,200. Prior salaries ranged from $1,800 to $2,000. It is felt th a t by reclassifying these positions to professional status, more qualified personnel will lx* attra cted to positions in V eterans A dm inistration Facilities th a t have not been filled. Incum bents of all these posi tions benefit to autom atic raises at stipulated intervals. Meal 'Black Market' Discovered, Prosecuted R. Patterson subm itted th e case to the Federal G rand J u ry in Portland and W arren was in d ict ed on W ednesday. The case first cam e to light w hen tw o m em bers of the U. S. N avy Shore P atro l on d u ty in A storia .around m idnight on S a t urday, May 19, saw a large car drive up in front of an A storia cafe, open a cellar door in the sidew alk, dum p som ething in, and re tu rn to the car. Seeing a pooi of blood on th e sidew alk, they called th e city police w ho opened the tra p door and found th a t a hind q u a rte r and a fro n t q u a r te r of beef had been dum ped at the foot of the stairs leading from the sidew alk to the cellar. OPA investigators w ho w ere in A storia to check on suspected m eat violations .subsequently in spected th e m eat at the Colum bia R iver P ackers A ssociation w here A storia city police had tak en it pending instructions as to disposi tion. It had not been grade m arked, nor did it have an inspection stam p. It had been roughly th ro w n unw rapped dow n the stairs on to a very u n san itary floor. O p erato r of the cafe w here the m eat was dum ped at first denied having an know ledge of the m eat but later called the A storia police and asked w here she m ight obtain it statin g she was w illing to pay th e m oney and necessary ration points. The OPA claim ed th a et W arren had asked 25c a pound for the m eat on which the legal ceiling price would have been 14c a pound if oth er necessary re q u ire m ents had been met. T he city police advised her th a t they w ere holding the m eat ending investpigation by the O f fice of Price A dm inistration. The OPA investigation also re vealed violations of O regon state law s controlling slaughtering op erations W agner pointed out ,and this inform ation w ill be su b m it ted to the proper state a u th o ri ties for action. W agner said th a t investigations cu rren tly being m ade in other p arts of the P o rtlan d OPA dis tric t m ay result in charges against oth er m eat black o p er ators if reports to the O PA prove to be founded. Launching an offensive against so-called black m ark et operators in m eat the Portland district OPA enforcem ent division a n nounced S aturday th a t form al charges have been placed against Daniel K. W arren, farm er and dairym an of W arrenton, for a l legedly slaughtering and selling ungraded beef illegally to re sta u rants in Astoria at above ceiling prices. This is the first indictm ent for m eat black m arket operations in this im m ediate area, according to Franz E. W agner, d istrict OPA Beginning tonight and continu enforcem ent attorney. A ssistant U. S. A ttorney John ing on every W ednesday through th e sum m er m onths, com m unity singing w ill be featu red at Bag- ley Downs C om m unity C enter u n d er the direction of Mrs. J o sephine H asbrook of th e recrea tion association staff, Bill W il CARLLE R. VICKERS. DDS. liams, recreation w orker at the center, announced this week. 1471 N. E. W illiam s C ourt All adults are invited to p a rti P ortland, O regon cipate. V Erm ont 4208 D ancing to th e m usic of Joe P o rtla n d ’s Only N egro D entist C rane and his orchestra is sched uled every M onday from 9 to 12 WYATT W. WILLIAMS p. m. at the center. A tiorn«y-at-L aw Each F riday from 8 to 9 p. m., 523-4 L um berm ens Bldg. 320 S. W. 5th A re.—AT. 6871.. a free juke box dance w ill be Home Phone: SU nset 6260 — held for teen-agers in th e social P o rtlan d 's Only Negro L aw yer room. A coke and snack b ar is in operation. All teen-agers of the V ancouver area are welcome to atten d , W illiams said. Community Singers Announce Schedule PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BEAUTY SUPPLIES and Barber Supplies JACOB MILLER 515 S. W. Third Ave. LAYRITE LINOLEUM LAYING CO. A SPHA LT & M ASTIPAVE TILE U N O LEU M RUGS Exper installaion of tta ll floor coverings and drainboards 2305 N. E. Union Ay«. Pag« 3 COMMUNITY PICNIC FOR JULY FOURTH A SWIFT GAME OF PING PONG by a gam e betw een th e Lucky Sevens of V anport and th e G ran t C orporals of P ortland. This is to be followed by a grand carn iv al including sports of all kinds. T h ere will be Sack Races, P o tato Races, T hree-L egged Races, according to Mr. N orton of th e R ecreation B ureau w ho is d ire c t ing th e activities. He prom ises a bigger tim e th an last y e a r’s day of fun. All these activities are free and any one w ho w an ts to en ter th e contests are invited to partiepate. The closing affair w ill be a Dance a t the R ecreation C en ter on Force Street. “C orky” H arris and his orchestra w ill play for the dance and th ere will be an adm ission charge of S eventy-four cents. The D ance is due to get under w ay about 9 p. m. T here will also be all kinds of refsh- m ents on sale, including real Pit Barbecue. The F air G rounds and B aseball Diamond are located on C otton wood Street, n e ar the en tran ce to V anport, com ing from P ortland. A com m unity fam ily picnic i3 planned for the F ourth of Ju ly at Leverich P ark by th e Bagley Downs R ecreation C enter. The com plete park has been reserved to accom m odate those w ishing to celebrate a safe, sane holiday. Program s to be presented th ro u g h o u t th e day include a baseball game, scfftball game, foot races, fam ily games, a v a rie ty m usical program , and a boxing show. T here will be no charge to any event. Supervisors w ill be present to d irect ch ild ren ’s gam es in the park playground. Tables and cooking stoves will be available for those w ishing to prep are lunches, although p re v i ously prepared lunch baskets are recom m ended. T ran sp o rtatio n to and from the park will be provided for, leaving from th e R ecreation C enter in the m o rn in g “ a fte r noon, and evening. The en tire com m unity of g reat- W O youngster» have great fun at the Ping Pong tables in the te r V ancouver is invited. SHAKE BUNGALOW; 6 cheery new recreation center presented as Willis W illiams, rooms, oak floors, garage, full a gift to Negro youngsters in the R ecreation D irector. cem ent basem ent. A utom atic H arlem com m unity by Pepsi Cola Company, through its President, w a ter h eater, good condition. W alter S. Mack, Jr. T he Club, T erm s or b arg ain for cash; located at 121 Lenox Avenue, New ow ner 302 N. C herry St. York, is run on a system of self- T Vanport Plans Big July 4th Celebration governm ent by the teen-age young sters them selves, an adult Director and Neighborhood Com m ittee of adults give guidance. T he Center, which operates late afternoons and evenings, was presented by the Com pany so that H arlem ’s young A parade, baseball game, C a r sters could have a place of their nival and a dance are p art of th e own, with games, dancing, refresh m ents, and activities they would huge celebration planned by Van- enjoy in wholesome surroundings. port residents u n d er th e direction of the R ecreation D ep artm en t for the 4th of Ju ly holiday. The big day w ill sta rt w ith a p arade in th e m orning beginning at R ecrea tion C enter No. 1 on Force S treet then N orth on V ictory to Lake and south on C ottonw ood S treet to th e B aseball Field and F air G rounds. 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