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PORTLAND INQUIRER Page 8 First Negro Combat Unit to Reach Reich Is Now Dissolved Gifts for Overseas Postal Unit Officer Even Bigger Job Commands Town In Germany September 14. 1945 MOTHER OF 10 CITED FOR ARSENAL WORK (C ontinued from page 1) of service. The citation (dated Ju ly 31, 1945) given h er reads as follows: “In recognition of outstanding service at th e Picatinny A rsenal, O rdnance D epartm ent, A rm y S e r vice Forces, Mrs. M ahews is com m ended for exceptional a tte n d ance and efficient service in the production of am m unition under adverse conditions. T raveling 60 m iles daily to and from w ork, solely supporting a home w ith children of school age, and w ith five sons in th e arm ed forces, she has m aintained perfect attendance and exceptional efficiency record over a period of m ore th an tw o years, and has dem onstrated an unusual cooperative sp irit in her w ork.” ! tains a home. She is th e m other of ten children and has five sons in the arm ed services. H er two youngest children are still in WITH U. S. FORCES IN G ER school. But despite all handicaps, MANY — First L ieu ten an t Theo- she has an outstaning record j f |dore R. Barnes, of D etroit, M ich J th ree days lost in over tw o years igan, Com m anding O fficer of the 136th A rm y Postal U nit which HOUSE OF PRAYER has followed th e com bat troops 2205 S. E. 10th Ave. from shortly a fte r D-Day to the SERVICES m iddle of G erm any, not only d ir 8 a. m. Radio Broadcast. ects the delivery of m ail to some 10:30 a. m., Sunday School. 30,000 troops, but com m ands the 12 noon, M orning W orship. small city of B euern, G erm any. 6:30 p.m., Young Peoples Meet. 8 p. m., E vangelistic Services. The postal unit of elevefi men W ednesday, F rid ay and Satur- now handles th ree tim es th e n o r day. 8 p. m., Evening w orship. mal volum e of m ail required for such a unit and, in addition, it has tOx solve civilian problem s of food and lodging for the in h ab i tants of Beuern. Two men, Staff S ergeant Otis Preston of V icksberg, M ississippi and Sergeant V irgil J. D ansby of Santa Monica, C alifornia, w ere presented w ith th e C ertificate of M erit by B rigadier G eneral E w art G. Plank for devotion to d u ty during operations in Trier, G er m any. They also earn ed five b attle stars. The unit arriv ed overseas in December, 1943 and has served FRANK L. McGUIRE—3 houses F irst and Pacific—ju st in Scotland, England, France, acioss the Steel biidge. All 3 bedroom , 6 room houses Belgium and G erm any. w ith full cem ent basem ent w arm a ir pipe furnace. M ust all be sold a t once. If you have tw o HOUSE FOR SALE friends th a t w ill buy th e adjoining hous 5 large rooms, hardw ood floors, es, we are open to do business. One fireplace, full basem ent and g a r house is $3650, one $2990, and th e oth er age. C orner house. $5600. Open $2900. R easonable term s down, balance for inspection. 1303 N. E. Going less than rent. Ask for A-194, A-198, F-178. Street. FRANK L. M cGUIRE—Fine income—one 5-room apt. down, com plete bath; one 2-room apt. up w ith bath. Good condi tion. Tax $23.60. 50x100 lot. Priced at S. DUKE, Y our Host, P resents only $3500. A real bargain price on nice income property. A sk for K ey No. A-56. W ASHINGTON — D elivery of C hristm as gift packages to se r vicem en overseas was a huge and com plicated job in 1044, bu t it is going to be an even bigger M ARSEILLE, F rance — E le job this year, according to A rm y m ents of th e first N egro com bat and Navy postal officials, in spite o u tfit to reach G erm any, th e of the fact th a t victory has been 777th Field A rtillery B attalion, achieved in both Europe and recen tly roled in to a redploym ent Asia, OWI reports. The m ailing cam p on th e o u tsk irts of M ar- period this y e ar is from S eptem seill vhere it w as disbanded. ber 15 to O ctober 15. T he 777th Field A rtillery B attal H ere is how th e public at ion, w hose form er m em bers are home can give full cooperation now bein g redployed to the to the A rm y and the Navy postal U nited S tates w as th e only u n it services, and thus help to insure of its kind to p articip ate in one prom pt and safe delivery to 1945’s of the largest m ass field artil- bum per crop of C hristm as gift lerg barrages in th e history of packages: w arfare. 1. If your soldier or sailor is A n outfit of 400 m en who spent en route home, or is about to seven m onths on th e line w ere come home, don’t send him a assigned to w aiting Pacific-bound C hristm as package. convoys of Signal heavy con 2. Use his latest address, and struction, Q u arterm aster, E n be sure th a t it is com plete and gineer, O rdnance and T ran sp o r accurate. ta tio n C orps battalions, w hich 3. Mail C hristm as gifts over w ere read y for im m ediate sh ip seas from Septem ber 15 to Octob m ent to th e Pacific O perations e r 15. A rea. 4. If th ere is any reason to b e In proportion to the tim e th a t lieve th a t the soldier may move th e 777th w as in action, it fired to a new location, it is safer to m ore rounds th a n any other b a t w ait until you can m ail your gift talion in th e X V I Corps. to the new address— even if this T hey w ere com m anded by B rig m eans asking the soldier for a ad ier G eneral C. C. Brow n, who le tte r requesting your gift, so pulled the lanyard w hen the first th a t you can m ail it to him after shot was fired across the Rhine O ctober 15 in accordance w ith riv e r last M arch 15. The unit was A rm y regulations. one of th e 104 Field A rtillery 5. Use a heavy box and strong battalions of 1,248 guns w hich cord. (G overnm ent-approved ov fired 200,000 rounds in th e first erseas boxes for C hristm as gifts assault on th e Rhine. can be bought at re ta il stores.) The 777th’s gun crew s fired 6. Send only usable gifts like seven rounds in 36 seconds. These dried fruit, canned lu x u ry goods, m en fired so fast and th e ir pieces razor blades, fo u n tain pens, w al becam e so hot th a t guns fired lets, w atches, etc. autom atically. The guns had to 7. Don’t m ail perishable goods, be pulled back as a p recau tio n ary intoxicants, weapons, poisons, or m easure. any inflam able m aterials, in clu d D uring th e b a tta lio n ’s p a rtic i ing m atches and lig h ter fluids. pation in th e R hineland and C en 8. Y our package m ust not w eigh tra l -European cam paigns, tw o of over five pounds. It m ust not be ficers and no m en w ere killed. m ore th an 15 inches long, or E ight Bronze Stars, 24 A ir M ed more th a n 36 inches in length als, 23 C ertificates of M erit and and g irth com bined. eight P u rp le H eart M edals w ere aw arded to th e individual m em PATRONIZE OUR bers of th e unit. The u n it’s h eav ADVERTISERS iest b attle w as d u ring th e cross ing of the R hine riv er w ith the 9th A rm y. In the W iesel pocket, elem ents of th e 777th w ere u n d er constant Diamonds--W atches--Jewelry observation by th e enem y and Tim e is O ur Business w ere encircled several tim es w hile the u n it launched its a t Licensed Watchmakers tack to cross the Rhine. It was “A m e r ic a ’! G r e a te s t A rra n g er" Expert Repairing during this m ission th a t a 24-hour and H is R e c o r d in g O rch estra barrage of heavy A llied field a r M c E L R O Y ' S 5 to 10 day service tille ry fire leveled portions of S. W . 4 th an d M a in — P o r tla n d K ru p p W orks, Inc. in Essen, G er M onday, Sept. 24th BE 6442 m any. This resu lted in an e x 420 S. W. W ashington A D M IS S IO N 91.50— P lu s T a x change of co u n terattack in g blows b etw een th e 777th and th e enem y A d v a n c e T ic k e t S a le M A D B O H A R A D IO A R E C O R D S H O P w hich finally resulted in the en e 538 N. B R O A D W A Y For table reservations call . . . m y’s surrender. Repaired at Your Home The 777th was form erly com WE 3440 m anded by t. Col. Russell H arris, . . . No Waiting . . . C om in g, O ct. 4 — T h o s e S o u t h e r n S o A tlan ta, G eorgia, w ith th e fol p h istic a te d G en tlem en of S w in g — ALL WORK GUARANTEED L e r o y H a r d iso n and h is ‘C a ro lin ia n s' low ing Negro officer presonnel: Sewing Machines Bought, Sold C aptain Jam es H. Robinson, Jr., and Repaired 2021 M elrose A venue, C incinnati, For Service— Phone BR 9077 Ohio; C hief W arran t Officer BARGAINS IN HOMES DANCE FRANK L. MAGUIRE—O nly $2000. 5 room, 2 bedroom, cot tage type bungalow w ith double garage. I t’s vacant. Vi block to bus. Lot is 150 ft. deep. Coat of paint will add a lot of value to this property. Call AT. 7171 ask for A-134. FRANK L. M cGUIRE—Open 3 to 5 S aturday. 6 rooms— com pletely furnished. Only $47.40. Good fuel furnace. Close in— 1526 N. Benton, ju st n o rth of B roadw ay. Laugh- lin or H eady, AT. 7171. The Time Shop Fletcher Henderson SEWING MACHINES Jam es D. W alters, 323 Braddock A venue, Braddock, P ennsylvania, and W arran t O fficer (Junior G rade) R oyal T. E lliott, 6221 F ran k sto w n A venue, P ittsb u rg h , P ennsylvania. WANTED A young Negro violinist and pianist who spcializee in the fine classical music. They are to be presented in an Inter-Racial recital. Please write Miss Pearl j Drew or Mrs. Dorothy Gray at 7979 N. Courtney Ave., Portland 3, Oregon. MILLER & TRACEY F u n e ra l Directors 714 S. W. 20th Place Portland, Oregon 2691 SHOP THE METZGROFF FURS VANCOUVER TUR fACTORY FRANK L. M cGUIRE—Open 5 to 7 S atu rd ay . 2621 N. A lbina. 2 bedroom s; furnace; full cem ent basem ent. Large lot—9 assorted fru it trees. W ired for range; gas w ater heater. G arage. C. C. L andacre, AT. 7171 m ornings. FRANK L. M cGUIRE—Two bedroom, nice condition, close to bus and school, only $2350, easy dow n paym ent $750. Lot 150 dep, has ~ 2 e x tra bedroom s in attic. P a rt cem ent basem ent. Ask for C-146. FRANK L. M cGUIRE—FU RN ISH ED —2 bedroom s down, com plete bath, 2 bedroom s up, utility room, good condition. O w ner occupied, >/2 blk. to bus. A lot of property for only $3300, term s. C-191. FRANK L. McGUIRE— FURNISHED— 1 bedroom w ith in closed porch—may be used as e x tra bedroom —only $1990, term s, P i blks. to bus. O w ner occupied, corner lot, op p o rtu n ity to own your own furnished home for very little money. Ask for C-134. We M ake O ur O w n Coats F u rs Now on Sale 908 S. W. Morrison St. FRANK L. McGUIRE—One bedroom down, p artial plu m b ing, 3 bedroom s up, w ith full plum bing. Full cem ent base m ent, p ain t good, saw dust w ater heater. B asem ent garage, good looking, A m erican Colonial type and priced furnished $5500, term s. Ask for G-79. WALKER a n d ROACH R O O F IN G C O N T R A C T O R S E lR e y S la te S u r fa c e d S h in g le s and S id in g 1515 N . E . 33rd A v e. GA. 2942 • N YOUR PUR COAT LEVTON'S MARKET "C o m p le te G r o ce rie s W hopping C e n te r” - F r u it s - M ea ts V e g e ta b le s W e l c o m e s . M o n ta v i lla T r a d e Cor. 82n d an d N . E . G L IS A N T H E V A N C O U V E R FU R F A C T O R Y Just Across the Interstate Bridge Sisth and Washington Sts. Vancouver, Wosh. Frank L. McGuire “AM ERICA’S LARGEST HOME SE LL ER ” 328 S. W. WASHINGTON ST. ATwaier 7171