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September 7. 1945 PORTLAND INQUIRER RED CROSS RI N GERS CEO CE V G ary, Ind.—The G ary Labor Beacon reports th a t M athew Pa- rel, m em ber of L aborers’ Local 81, “had high praise for th e A m eri can Red C ross” on his re tu rn from overseas. He had been a prisoner in a G erm an cam p for six m onths, and Red Cross was im portant. bleuj&T D icog/m otJ /< ry e b p o m ie sr-w m cpm F or AAurryftyoeywfiL BLOOD DONATIONS END ON OFFICIAL V-J DAY W ashington, D. C.—A m erican Red Cross blood donor centers, which have obtained m ore than 12,250,000 blood donations for th e A rm y and Navy, w ill cease m ili tary operations as of the official V-J Day. H ow ever, on th e basis of com m unity needs, chapters m ay now prepare for the o pera tion of civilian blood donor cen ters. Also, five appointed centers on the w est coast m ay continue to collect the special “O ” type of blood for a ir shipm ent to the Pacific, until all possibility o f : need is ended. of X .a d l«e S u it s and K a n 's W E MAKE D R A PE » F IT S d e n u d in g - a n d P r e s s i n g 317 W. W . 3 r d A t *. A T . 8981 CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Cor. 99th and S. E. Ash Sts. W eek Services—Tuesday and Friday 8 P . M. SUNDAY SERVICES S unday School 9:45 A. M. Serm on 11:30 A. M. Y.P.W.W. 7:00 P. M. Evening Service 8:00 P. M. ELD. T. W. RUSSAW, P asto r CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 338 N. W. 5th Ave. Sunday School 10:30 A. M. Serm on 12 Noon Y.P.W.W. 6:30 P. M. Evening Service 8 P. M. Other Meetings Tue., Fri. Evenings 8 P. M. Bible Band Wed. Eve. 8 P. M. REV. J. C. LEWIS, P astor PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CARLLE R. VICKERS, DDS- 1471 N. E. W illiam s C ourt P ortland, O regon V E rm ont 4208 P o rtla n d ’s O nly _ A LARCH R U B 8ER COMPflNV 16 MAtfINd C O LLAPSIBLE R U B B ER . CONTOUR. M A PS OF N egro D entist W YATT W. W ILLIAM S Atlorney-at-Law 523-4 L um berm ens Bldg. 320 S. W. 5th Ave.—AT. 6871.. Home Phone: SUnset 6260 — Portland's Only Negro Lawyer BEAUTY SUPPLIES and Barber Supplies JACOB MILLER 515 S. W. Third Ave. eoe rue* eeci m inute* W H EAT W A S «TO REP T E M P C R A B IlV O N THE ST REETS O f P n N H A N P lE .T E M li B EC W if OF «tóSTAéf » OF MANPOW ER. SW M 6Z if * C E AW P TRANSPORT AT) CN to su p p lem en t th e p a rtic u la r talk of th e evening. “The men a re in tensely in terested ,” she reports, in such topics as th e technique for taking and processing good pic tures, fig h ter missions,, com bat conditions and com bat e x p e r iences of o th er soldiers. RENT CONTROL TO CONTINUE Household w ashing m achines, F ederal re n t control w ill con ironers, and alum inum k itc h e n tinue in Pacific Coast areas until w are w ill be back in th e stores pressures ease due to congested this fall at 1942 prices, Price A d housing conditions, th e O PA de- m in istrato r C hester Bowles has j clares. Then re n t control m ust announced. M odels w ill v ary in act as a safeguard ag ain st re n t style and price m uch as th ey did inflation. In areas w here re n t before th e w ar b u t m anufacturers control was invoked because of will be required to tag th e pots, pans, shillets, w ashing m achines m ilitary installations, it w ill be soon a fte r these e sta b and ironers w ith th e ir re ta il ceil lifted lishm ents are rem oved or closed. ing prices. M anufacturers w ill be req u ired to tu rn out the same proportion of low -priced units HAVE YOU DONATED TO they m ade d u rin g pre-w ar years. THE UNITED NEGRO COL LEGE FUND? MORE RED STAMPS MADE AVAILABLE io ~P a t ìr ìo n . n J BtruHcsiMey veeo oe m m m vue ruey. BO06UT Tune m oR/re Beene* sm * ’ (* jd mero wr enea*- FO R TH E N A \y UNITED TAILORS B u ild e r s peesoyyei mo Dtsvyeunu imMSetWf w opey/tnoy* H tu e OKI "THE OCEAN«, IN TH E MUO, 6 X. lO E MA5 BEE k J p r o k / i o e o try iN O uiTO y w it h V JtrT E R PU RiFyiN ô t a b l e t « CNEMV COAfTUNeS, Luzon—Louise Levitas, form er A m erican N ew spaper G uild-CIO m em ber who w as on the staff of the new spaper PM, has turned her 27 m onths overseas service w ith the Red Cross to good ac count in m ore th an one way. H er latest project is a series of forum discussions b u ilt around inform al talks by com bat v e te r ans, as p art of the recreation pro gram of the Luzon base to which she is assigned. W henever pos sible, she arran g es show ings of arm y-produced m otion pictures 36 expires A ugust 31. Washing Machines To Return Soon PRAISE FROM UNION VETERAN FORMER ANG GAL PLANS RC FORUMS Page 3 RC GETS NEWS FROM HOME TO JAPANESE HELD AREAS W ashington, D. C.—All A m eri can Red Cross chapters are now accepting messages for liberated prisoners in the areas form erly held by th e enem y. A snapshot from home may accom pany th e message, w hich m ust be sent only by one m em ber of a fam ily, the officially designated next-of-kin. NEGRO WANDS AID News from home, it is reported, COMMUNITY GROUPS is alm ost as essential as food, and F o rt Snelling, M inn.—V olunteer the m essages sent th ro u g h Red. work by th e W om en’s A rm y N a Cross are tru e ly welcome. tional Defense, (W.A.N.D.) an o r ganization of N egro wom en, has been effective in aiding such groups as th e A m erican Red “HAVE YOU DONATED TO Cross, the In fan tile P aralysis THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE Drive, Russian W ar Relief, and FU N D ?” m any C om m unity Chests. C h ap ters a re active in 39 s'.ates, and a ju n io r a u x ilia ry alsr cooperates LIND & POMEROY w ith th e larg er hum m itarian or- ! F l o w e r s anizations. “As n e ar as your phone” ; S tartin g Septem ber 1 five m ore red stam ps in ratio n book 4 will be good for purchase of rationed meats, fats, fish and dairy p ro ducts th ro u g h D ecem ber 31. The new red stam ps are: L I, M l, N l, i PI and Q l, each w o rth 10 points. Red stam ps not valid a fte r A ug ust 31 are Q2, R2, S2, T2 and U2. Sugar stam p 38 w ill be good for 5 pounds of sugar on Septem ber 1 th ro u g h D ecem ber 31. Stam p | ATTRACTIONS IN BRONZE Not Better But the Best S. Duke, Sponsor Coming . . . “A MUSICAL TREAT FOR HAPPY FEET” Horace Henderson His Piano and His Orchestra ASHFORDS 16 Victor Recording Artists Home Furnishings AUTOMATIC WATER HEATERS OIL HEATERS GAS RANGES WOOD AND COAL RANGES KITCHEN W ARE GOOD RECORDS 15c EA. Friendliest Store in Town Convenient Location 2633 N. WILLIAMS AVE. McElroy's Ballroom Thursday, Septem ber 13th Advance Ticket Sale Madrona Radio & Record Shop 538 N . BROADW AY ( K a s t e n d o f B r o a d w a y B r id g e ) F or T a b le R e s e r v a t io n .» W E b s t e r 3440 C a ll NEXT ATTRACTION . . . FLETCHER HENDERSON SEPT. 24th 2617 NE U nion A ve—GA 1181 THE MEDLEY HOTEL WILUAMS AVE. VARIETY STORE 2272 N. Interstate A ve. BUY YOUR SCHOOL CLOTHES NOW Williams Ave. at Knott St. The Beil System — the largest source of Radar for our fighting forces Portland's Leading Colored Hotel M Urdock 9533 DeMars Grocery Williams Ave. & Knott St. F resh V egetables Daily We W elcome Your P atronage A. E. MOSER BOND'S T h is is not surprising for Radar de velopment and production stems from the same roots that produced and continue to nourish this coun try’s telephone system. Radar, the instrum ent w hich enabled our land, sea and air fo r c e s to sp o t en em y t a r g e ts through darkness, smoke or fog, was one of the outstand ing fighting instruments of the war. A NEW . . . JUST RECEIVED . . . SELECTION OF Two years before Pearl Harbor the Government asked Bell Telephone Laboratories to put its wide experience and knowledge of electronics to work to help perfect Radar as a military instrument. From then on the Labo ratories cooperated closely in the Radar program with the National Defense Research Committee, with Army and Navy specialists, and with scientists of Great Britain. DAVENOS DAVENPORTS WITH CHAIRS TO MATCH BREAKFAST SETS TABLE LAMPS . . . MIRRORS ARE HERE FOR YOU The Western Electric Company, manufacturing branch of the Bell System, became the Nation’s largest supplier of Radar systems. One type it made was universally used by B-29’s in the Pacific for navigation, target location and high altitude bombing. Another played an impor tant part in aiming the guns on our warships. HOME FURNISHERS A COURTEOUS FRIENDLY STORE QUALITY MERCHANDISE — CHARGE IT IF YOU WISH — John D. Bond Co. AT 0763 514 S. W . Third A ve. If you’re waiting for a home telephone, it helps a little to know that Radar is one of the reasons. For years tele phone manufacturing plants were devoted to war needs. - THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY 730 SW O ak St., Portland 5, ATwater 6251 *