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THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 22. 1 945
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Specials for PAYDAY and SATURDAY
ONION SETS lb. 33c
TURNIPS 2 lbs. 13c
CELERY lb. 11c
PARSNIPS 2 lbs. 17c
ORANGES . ......... .3 doz. bag 83c
CABBAGE lb. 5c
GRAPEFRUIT......... .lb. 7c
CORNSTARCH lib.pkg.9c
GLOSS STARCH 12 . 9c
FLOUR sierrrs Dri,,ed Snow 10 bs- 53 25 bs-1.23
CHEERIOATS
package 13c
DUZ
large package 23c
LAVA SOAP
large bar 9c
TOMATO SAUCE h-. buffet tins 8c
SHOESTRING BEETSh li 4 14c
SHREDDED WHEAT pkg. 13c
PEAS Overlook or Standby (20 Points) lit
I Lb. Can
M. J. B. Jr. COFFEE 1 27c
POSTS BRAN FLAKES pkg. 14c
14 Oz. Pkg.
POTATO (HIPS - m 1 ..... 61t
PILAND'S MARKET
VEAL ROUND lb. 47c
Milk l'Vil Veal
VEAL T BONE lb. 45c
Tender
SAUSAGE, our own make . . .lb. 39c
CORNED BEEF, boneless cufs ...lb. 33c
CORNED PORK ...lb. 29c
DILL PICKLES 3 for 10c
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By IJsle Shoemaker
(Uniuil I'rra War Correnijoiident)
Guam, March 22 ltt Sorrreone
once Said the Americans never
could understand the Japanese.
think he had something there be
cause It was impossible to deter
mine what made them tick on
bloodv Iwo Jima. ,
Veteran marines who had seen
the enemy in person before would
gather around Jap prisoners and
shake their heads in wonderment
I heard one of them say:
"They lust can't be the little
blankety-blanks wnove oeen giv
ing us so much trouble." '
That seemed to be the general
Impression of all our marines on
this island.
Ninnons Grin
It was difficult to look at those
grinning, little, close-cropped pris
oners who stood twitcning and
scratching and realize they were
responsible for the terrible artil
lery, mortar, machine-gun and
rifle fire that took such a toll of
American lives.
Not one of the prisoners we
took on Iwo ever seemed dour or
unhappy. All of them looked at
their surroundings with interest.
They jabbered to themselves and
readily agreed to orders given
them by our marines. They cast
longing glances at our canteens.
I-or men who had been dealing
out death, they looked harmless.
You couldn't help thinking you'd
like to match 10 of them unarmed
against 10 similarly unarmed ma
rines in a free for all.
The fact that we had prisoners,
of course testifies that not all
Jap fighting men decided to fight
to death for the emperor. Some
chose suicide, others an opportune
moment to surrender. Many who
chose to fight until dealth often
would do so in a spectacular way,
such afc charging single-handedly
into a group of marines.
Men Threatened
Instances such as a formal sur
render were extremely rare. It
was generally believed larger
numbers of Japanese would have
surrendered except that their of
ficers threatened them at the
point of a gun.
Also it must bo remembered
I hat surrendering in a close fight
in rugged, cave-infested terrain
was difficult. Marines are fast
men with guns and they had to
be. Japs who posted themselves
singly as snipers caused many
casualties and slowed up entire
patrols. They sniped steadily un
til they were found dead.
Usually the Japanese tried to
figure out a way to die as costly
as possible to us. One Jap soldier
was seen just inside the mouth
of a cave. Marines were afraid
to enter the cave to get him, fear
ing a trap. He was asked to come
out and surrender but he refused.
Marines were forced to shoot him.
Then it was discovered he had
been booby-trapped while alive.
Duties Missing
The Japs must have known
from the start they were going
to lose Iwo despite their mag
nificent defenses. One prisoner
was heard to say bitterly that he
had not seen a Jap plane or ship
after D-day and "no matter what
people say, this is a war of planes
and ships."
In one instance, four Japs
killed themselves in caves. They
left a note addressed to "the en
emy" saying they couldn't stave
off the marines' strength, men or
equipment.
"We have no choice but to die,"
the note said. "We've done our
best."
; The Japs were bandy-legged,
short and dirty. Many wore horn
rimmed glasses as depicted in car
toons of them. They didn't look as
though they could hold up a gun, !
let alone shoot it accurately.
Our marines knew better, how-i
ever, lhats why they stood
around gaping at the Jap pris
oners in amazement.
But we'd like to get' this
, ' simple point across. . .
dlothes that bear the
Trumpeter label are today
every stitch as good
and as smart as before the war
...the same good fitting,
good looking, good feeling
' Hart Schaf fner & Marx
clothes .you have always known I
Through thejyears. ...in peace
or war... the high quality
standard of these fine
clothes remains unchanged.
4500 -.4950
Other Nationally-Known Suits
29.50 39.50
carry battle supplies from trans
ports several miles offshore to
inland supply points and, on the
return trip, carry out battle cas
ualties to hospital ships.
Object of praise from comman
ders in the Kuropean and south
west Pacific theaters is the two
andonehalfton amphibian truck,
known as the "Duck," principal
feature of which is that it can
U. S. GIVES GOOD ,
HOUSEWIVES BONUS
OF RED POINTS
Pntrlotic American housewives
every day are gelling extra red
points for doing a Job that they
alone can do for tills country.
For those who wish to get Uus
red-point bonus, here's what to
do. Save every drop of your used
kitchen tats. Turn them In to
jour butcher promptly. For every
pound, hell give you 2 red points
bonus . . . that's how urgently,
these used fats are needed to
make medicines, gunpowder, syn
thetic, rubber, soaps and a hun
dred other essentials on the
battlefield and home front Keep
saving until the last gun's fired 1
Cheap Stamps Encourage
Chinese Soldiers to Write
Chungking till China has is
sued a unique stamp, of interest
to philatelists, which carries no
printed denomination and Is in
tended for the exclusive use of sol
diers at the front and in forward
military bases.
Sold only at army post offices
or by postal units at the front, the
stamp carries a picture of a postal
courier approaching three soldiers
in foxholes while two airplanes
circle overhead. It carries the Chi
nese chaarcters "Chung Hua Min
Kuo Yu Cheng Chun Yu" Chi
nese Republic postal administra
tion, military mail."
Intended to encourage frontline
soldiers to vrite home more fre
quently, the stamps are sold for 20
Chinese cents each one-tenth the
normal postal rate and are good
only within China.
A number of the stamps have
been made available to philatelists
at two dollars each.
times called the staff of life for
fish, grows rapidly after the ad
dition of fertilizer to the water.
An economical way to feed fishi In flvint? natipnts with
is to feed with fertilizers the j hemorrhage, care must be taken
plants on which the fish live;, that the piano does not fly above
Plankton, the tiny organism some-1 3,000 feet.
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NATURAL Um olor
I vitamin C
MARK EACH JUICY-RICH
Desert Grapefruit
From the Arizona-rAlifnr-nio
desert comes fruit full-to-
oursting with tangy juice
each golden segment brim
ming with vitamin C.
In fact, just half a luscious
Desert Grapefruit provides
a primary supply of this all
important vitamin.
Brighten op your break
fast with the bracing good
ness of Desert Grapefruit.
Flavor noontime salads with
its sun-gold segments. When
thirsty, enjoy cool giassfuls
of fresh Desert Grapefruit
juice.
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