Outlook For
Peppermint Gcod
II. IL JEFFRIES, l'ulillsht-r
Published Friday or each week by the Pioneer Publishing Co . at Beaverton.
Oregon. Entered aa second-olase m atter at the poetofflce at Beaverton, Ore
One Y ear ._
8 lx Months
.41-00
. 40
___ $ 35u
T hree Months ...... —
Subscription Payable in Advance.
B eaverton O ffice— E nterprise Bldg., Phone Beaverton 2321
H illsboro O ffice— R oom 5. Delta Bldg., Phone 1641
Portland O ffic e —308 Panam a Bldg., 3rd and Alder.
Phone A Tw ater 6591
Mesnhesi
■ O r e g ] o ( n
P ü B L IS
Friday. April 17, 1942
BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE, Beaverton. Oregon
Page 2
HIE RS
M O R A LE
. . . . the spark
plug
which
fires us to:
Cooperate on the
home front.
Produce on the in­
dustrial front.
W in on the battle
front.—V ictory Kitchen.
vys PAMPER
-Sf-S tyVJ A TI 0 N
Your Photograph
The perfect gift for your son in
•;et vice
I'h otog ia p h s are P E R S O N ­
AE
L ASTIN G . . .
IN
E X P E N S IV E .
Three 7x10, one c o l­
ored for $ 195 com plete.
Call AT
irS-8-7 for an appointm ent. D. P E R ­
R Y E VAN S, 93i SW
M orrison St ,
Portland
Aim urer industry turn* d to tbs
| Am erican farm er as a sou ice o f raw
m aterials
today
when
the
Vick
C hem ical C om pany p aced an edu-
cational ord er with an essential oil
I refiner fo r m enthol to be extracted
Cash Paid for
1 L orn pepperm int oil.
Diamonds,
Old Gold
This m arks the first com m ercial
use o f A m erican pepperm int oil as a
At O. K O R B E R , J E W E L E R .
If
source o f menthol.
The latter is you have discarded, out-m oded je w ­
widely used as a m edicinal chem ical,
elry. take it to O. K orber and c o n ­
1 principa ly for the treatm ent o f c o ’ds.
vert that old gold into CASH.
See
It is expected that substantial re-or- O K O R B E R , “ H om e o f the Blue
i ders will be placed in the near fu- W hite Diam ond.”
406 SW
Alder,
I tuie.
Portland, BE. 2824.
H eretofore, menthol has been im­
ported from Japan and China. E x­
perts a ie o f the opinion that the A m ­
erican farm er will retain this new
uuu Kri.now»
custom er.
T hey
point
out
that
baixuoom
ch em ical research has developed new
fit. iti
m ethods o f extraction and m enthol
u se.s show a grow in g desire fo r a
purely dom estic source.
A shai p increase in p anting» o f
A m erican pepperm int this Spi ,ng wil
be necessary to handle the rising de-
j niand on the part o f m enthol users.
Health Center
One plan that has received strong
N ature’s H ealth Center, 815 SW
I backing in som e qu arte.s calls for
Yam hill St., Portland, phone AT.
, the extraction o f only the excess
3031, has announced the com pletion
m enthol from pepperm int oil, leav­
o f new colon ic treatm ent room s
ing the residual oil for use as f a v o r ­
with D ierker colon ic equipm ent. A
ing by ch ew ing gum and toothpaste
new feature o f N ature’s Health
! m anufactuurers.
The tnentho' con-
Center is the sale o f health foods
I tent o f the pepperm int plant can be
at grocery store prices.
j boosted 5G to 10G, refiners say, by
I harvesting the crop 10 days late
than usual.
A ccurate estim ates o f the increase
1 in plantings necessary to meet the |
' greater dem and for pepperm int are
For New Home or
unavailable.
It is thought in the
Remodelinq
trade, how ever, that a one-third boost
in the 1942 crop is essential to take
ROYAL 0\K FLOORS
j c a :e o f the m inim um im m ediate de-
C o m p l e t * S to c k
1 mand.
F urther substantial expan­
4»x2 In.
v it i In.
sion o f acreage would be required to
13/16x4 Vt in.
meet the m ounting
dem and in fu-
! ture years.
«II tuet tod
mnuntd. Tongue
C om m ercial users expect fu rth er in-
li »rd aroaitd. Portland
I creases in prices for peppe mint oi\
] despite large production, because of
: m ushroom ing demand.
Trade circles be'ieve it will take fW F ' :z:::T.:;=ii!Hi!i=iii=iii=in=in:=in=iii=i|1
j tw o years fo r the mint harvest to be
i upped su fficien tly to meet all de-
j mands. H ow ever, m ore than a year's
! supply o f m enthol is on hand.
This
....................
______
______ large-scale
__
will
act as _ a b
u ffer until
j produ ction and refinin g o f m int oil
1 is attained
|
___________________
i
m u
Babson Says, No
Cause for Alarm
«
Babson
Parte.
Mass., A p .i1 17 I
have been asked how the G overn­
ment can continue to spend m ore
than it takes in without goin g into
bankruptcy.
The first answ er is
Cut the -State Income
that the G overnm ent can issue legal
cu rren cy.
This is not true o f in­
Tax Rate
dividuals or corporations or even o f
G overnor
Sprague’s
suggestion m unicipalities or states.
All these
that the state income tax levy can be fou r groups can be ’’busted"; but
dropped 20 percent will appeal to the this is not necessarily so o f a federal
average citizen.
The govern or bas­ governm ent.
es his statement on the well public­ G overnm ent vs Private E nterprise
ized suiplus which has been accu m ­
T he above is an exam ple o f the
ulating in the state treasury.
The con fu sed
understanding
which ex
reduction would serve to balance in­ ists am on g many people o f the o p - !
YAN K E E IN G E N U ITY and $300 built this com m unity c o ­
com e with budget expenditures.
eration o f governm ent as an e n te r -!
operative
fire protection unit. Jap bom bs w ill cause no damage
This is a sort o f action that the prise com pared with the operation j
in M ultnom ah cou nty's R iverdale district where 225 fam ilies pooled
people want.
If it could have been o f private business as an enterprise j
resources and built this handy fire-figh tin g unit. Equipped with
made effective for the tax on last T he average
person
has m uch I
universal trailer hitch, any car can hook on and take to scene o f
year’s income, coinciding with the d ifficu lty in understanding how the
blaze. State K eep Oregon Green officials are urging other Oregon
sharp increase in federal income tax G overnm ent can continue a financial |
rural com m unities to look this unit over.
rates, the taxpayers would have been policy which would be ruinous to
pleased.
If it can be made effective an individual or to a business.
We
fo r the tax on this year’s income, the should also keep in mind that our
In tim e this could equal
taxpayeis will be even happier, for G overnm ent is a separate legal en- i piled un.
the federal tax (largely fo r war, we tity and operates on an accounting and surpass the national debt at the
hope, will be tw ice as high fo r most basis which is quite separate and beginning o f the war.
The G overnm ent will continue dur­ i
o f us as it is this year.
W e will apart from that o f its people.
ing
the war to spend m uch more
need the cut that G overnor Sprague
It is not the G overnm ent which is
T o shorten the
proposes.
short on m erchandise and has a well- than it takes in.
It will be borne in mind, however, filled till but rather ou r business­ deficit period, C ongress is now c o n ­
that the governor's plan does not men and investors. The $70,000,000,000 sidering a new tax bill fa r heavier
D efinite e ffe ct o f inadequate nutri
have a direct basis In this suit o f in hank deposits in the country be­ than anyth in g we oi any oth< i coun- tion on physical con d ition o f men ex-
W ashington is j amined for m ilitary service is shown
need.
It is in recognition, rather, o f long not to the G overnm ent but to try has ever known.
the needs o f sound financing and o f the individuals.
T he businessman sound in seeking new tax sources. ' in a progress report o f the fact-fin d -
inheritance and ing sub-committee o f
the O regon
the fundamental theory o f budgeting is oversold, not the G overnm ent. W e which unlike the
nntnely, levying to yield the amount all know that W ashington has been high incom e taxes are not destroy- com m ittee on nutrition for defense,
1331 S. W . W ashington— Portland
I believe that i The lep ort also gives figu res on the
set out fo r expenditure.
spending far m ore m oney than it has ing ou “ seed co rn ’’.
relationship o f nutrition to the d iffi-
As for the other sort o f need, there gainfully received from taxes, reve­ an honest sa’ es tax is 't h e answer.
W here Valley People
E or federal or state governm ent , culties o f handicapped children in
Is another possibility o f
reduction
nue duties, and othe: sources
It
MKF.T & E A T
to
depend
w
h
o'ly
on
a
sales
tax
j
this
state
and
sim
ilar
data,
As the war has gone on, it has been will take considerable time to raise
E IH = III= III= III= III= III= IIIS III= III= III= IIIS III3 1 II
o f 15,088 men exam ined in O regon
impressed upon us that all-out en­ su fficien t funds to anyw here near would be very unfair to people w ith j
A sales tax — h ow -! for selective service up to the first of
deavor which victory requires involv­ balance
expenditures
and income. small incom es
At a join t m eeting o f the O ffice of
es sacrifices, self-denial, elimination Hence, ou r G overnm ent, but not ne­ ever super-timposed on present in-1 this year, 55.61 percent were passed Civilian D efense and the W ar P ro­
o f luxuries and even relinquishment cessarily our businessmen and in­ com e taxpayers is not u nfair to those for regular service, 22.2 p e.cen t were duction Board at W ashington, it was
In fact, passed fo r limited service, and 22.3 pointed out that galvanized pails for
o f some o f the things which we have vestors. will continue operating upon wrho pay no incom e taxes.
such a sales tax could be more o f a i percent were classed as physically or
com e to look upon as necessities We a deficit basis.
water and sand should not be re­
hardship on those w h o are also pay­ m entally unfit.
would have to learn to get a 'o n g A ppropriation end Debt
A com parison o f the quired fo r civilian defense and that
ORDER NOW
with less, we were told.
reasons fo r rejection with national w ooden buckets fo r the w ater and
Since Septem ber 1939, when W orld ing high incom e taxes in addition.
The American people accept this to W ar II got under way, C ongress has
figures on the same su bject show w ooden boxes for the sand w ou'd
Veneer Plant Bands
n degree; they will accept It more as appropriated 170 billion dollars for
that O regon's rejection s were based serve as well.
F or B edding Plants
the war goes on.
As they accept it arm am ent and other purposes.
on m uch the same d ifficu lties as
Of
A s to stirrup pumps, it was stated
more and more, whether voluntarily course, not all o f this has been spent.
those in other states.
H A LLO CK S — T IN T O P S
that W ar P roduction Board techni-
or because it is forced upon them, Furtherm ore, receipts have been se­
O f the 7364 handicapped children i cians are w ork in g on a new inexpen-
B E R R Y CRATES
they will ask more pointedly than cured from tax paym ents and other-
included in the latest O regon survey, j 8jVe p um p w hich will use materials
they nre now asking if the same sources which have paid about 500?
874 were found with low ered vitality. | wlth very low p . iority ratings This
cutting down to essentials shou'd not o f the am ounts actually expended so
O f this num ber 65 were diagnosed as pump is now aw aiting tests.
apply in governm ent.
Here the war far.
m alnutrition.
In this connection, M arch in­ ;
P resident R oosevelt
has
name l su fferin g from severe
Caution
is the only
safeguard
F oot o f N orth P ittsburg
need and the needs o f a tax-ridden com e tax receipts perm itted the bud­ Friday, April 17th as V ictory P ook The 65 children were f.o m 16 co u n -j | against tra ffic accidents.
D on ’t put
people will be reflected in econom y get to be balanced
ties
in
all
sections
o
f
the
state.
Portland
UN. 1277
tem porarily. Day.
He asks A m ericans every-
j you r trust in luck
budgeting, in planned reduction o f Now. however, greater d eficits than ; where to contribute ns many good
The report was prepared by Dr. Ira i
The on ly one who should put faith
spending.
heretofore will shortly follow
I books as they can spare to the men M anvi’ le o f the U niversity o f O regon | in a rabbit’s foot is a rabbit!
Confidentially we look for such re­
Our national debt is crossing the in the arm ed forces, the soldieis. m edical school and chairm an o f the i
ductions in our own state W e would old 65 billion limit.
sub-com m ittee.
The
B y the end o f sailors, and m arines at hom e and fa ct-fin d in g
like to feel that we might have equa' the calendar year it will prob a b 'y he overseas, who, while fightin g and findings o f this com m ittee so far
cause for confidence thnt federal j 80 billion
The debt w i'l continue training to fight, still have time to tend to show that poor nutrition is
Save 20 to 25% on your FIRE INSURANCE COSTS
non-war expenditures would be re I to r j>e an,| w |n ultim ately reach ! read and appreciate a good book.
an im portant fa cto, even here in O r e -;
duced In recognition of the same much higher
O regon M utual P olicies are N O N -ASSESSAB LE.
Y ou N E V E R pay
figures
Many feel
T he local depots in all cases are gon is con tribu tin g to definite phy- ■
Bend Bulletin
neeil
m ore than the prem ium on the face o f the policy. O regon Mutual
that we are headed for
financial | the local libraries.
The invaluable sical d efects or causing low ered vital-1
m aintains m ore than three times the surplus required tty Oregon
bankruptcy and ruin.
“ W hy not , support o f everyone is appreciated ity.
ultimately write it all o f f through j many times over bv
Insurance Laws.
ou
fighting
OEM S O F THOU GH T SE R V IC E
bankruptcy proceedings and start al' met in all parts o f the world who. in
over again with a new set o f b o o k s ? ” j lonely hours greet a good hook as a
Oregon Mutual Fire Insurance Company
LOYALTIES
—they ask.
pi aelous fi land
o f M c M i n n v i l l e
Governm ent ItomN Safe
O rganized 1894— . 40 years o f Reliable Service Clias. L. W alker, Agent
T o thine own self be true,
There is a vast d ifferen ce between
And it must follow , as the night the the bankruptcy o f an individual and
New Location 112 So. 3rd Ave.
Phone 1732
day,
that o f a governm ent
Many h on or­
T hree national safety aw ards were !
"E very F orm o f P rotection"
Thou ennst not then be false to any able
H illsboro, O regon
men
have
been fo: red into
won by O regon and O regon cities in *
man.
Shakespeare | bankruptcy by
causes over which
1941. a ccord in g to word received by I
Faith among
Earl Snell, secretary o f state, re 1
A m ong the m anifold soft chim es | they had no control
that will fill the haunted cham bers individuals in society is not disturbed
T he O regon state typing and sh ort­ cently.
O ieg on was a d ju d ged w inner o f
o f m em ory, this Is the sweetest: under such circu m stances It would, hand contest, held annually at Cot
“ Thou hast been fa ith fu l!" Mary however, he very w rong fo r our peo­ vallis fo the past 20 years, has been the western division o f the National
ple to declare
their
Governm ent cancelled fo r this year because o f States' Safety contest, the second *
Baker Eddy.
bankrupt and wipe out its debt that transportation
d ifficu lties
Many con secu tive year the state won th is:
Faithfulness and truth are the
way.
R egn idless o f the pow er o f
s ch o o 's that have participated legu- honor.
most sacred excellences and endow ­
the Governm ent or the weakness o f
In addition to these n ation a’ safety i
ments o f the human mind C icero the minorities who are its creditors, larly sent w ord that they would he awards. O regon also has th ice n a - :
General Electric men and women — th om a-ds o f them! Four
unable to m ake travel arrangem ents
typical scene* show the spirit with whic’ . f cy are tackling the
tional grange safety a w a id s for th e:
He that would make real progress this should not he used as a con ven ­
this year.
grim jo b o f producing for war!
I have
year 1941. T he R ox y Ann g ia n g e o f j
In knowledge, must dedicate his age ient excuse fo r repudiation.
I continue
as well as youth, the latter growth no fear that it will be
M edford won first prize in the na­
as well as the first fruits, at the al­ to he an optim ist on the United
tional grange
tural sa fety contest I
States and Canada
and tw o other O regon granges. The
tar o f truth. George Berkeley.
The procedure which W ashington
Deer Creek Valley gran ge o f Selma
To
be what we are. and to b e­
fo l'o w in g is
and the North F ork gran ge o f Flor
com e what we are capable o f becom ­ and O ttawa has been
taking care o f ou r rising debt.
This
ence won prizes.
ing, Is the only end o f life
R obert
Includes the low inte est rate which
A w inner o f this section in the co n ­
Students at the U niversity o f O e-
Ianiis Stevenson.
the debt bears
It IS not n cccssaiy gon have becom e m ore seriously test. O regon will teceive a specially
No amount o f pay ever made a , for a governm ent or an individual to minded and aie dojng a better job eng aved plaque at the N ation a’ S a­
good teacher, a good j repay a debt when the interest char o f hitting the hooks since the out- fety C ouncil's annual aw ard dinner*
good soldier,
John I ges are prom ptly and repeatedly hon 1 break o f the war, if w inter term ’s in C hicago som etim e in the neai *
artist, or a good workm an
Ruskln.
ored In fact, cred itors seldom want honor roll ts any indication.
Even future.
repayment w hen repaym ent ts pos- in the face o f decreased enrollment
\ sibltv
They prefer to remain in 206 students found a coveted spot on
“ Our most dangerous foe today
JOHN W . M STICK
vested in suc^i sound securities.
If the list
This is the la gest number
is not Hitler.
It is not Japan
John W Justice (B arn es*) late o f
It is our own refusal to give up ] the interest \iate continues to re­ that have made the honor io l ’ in re­
main low, the debt can easily he met cent years. Full term 's total was 177 Aloha. Oregon, died Ap il 10.
F un­
our
selfish
privileges for the
I. Thousand* o f employees, only
2. Almost 85 per cent o f all G en­
for veais to com e
Hence, holders
W illiam M oshofsky o f Beaverton, eral services were held Tuesday with
ten days after war declaration,
duration o f the W ar.” says Bah
eral Electric employees signed
o
f
governm
ent
securities
should
not
interment
Li
we
In
M
emorial
P
aik
is
included
in
the
group
gathered in mass meetings in
son in his article this week. Read
up to buy U. S. Defense Savings
. he fearful o f the Intrinsic w o th o f
and think about this article you
most major G E plants to pledge
? ° n ^ * t o t a llin g m ore th a n
'
their
Investments
all-out war effort!
people o f Am erica before It is
UIIIIII Ç^Jni
$20,000,000 a year!
Sales
Tax
l
’anting
too late.
The present rate at which taxpay­
*
4
(
7
*
n ^\ n w V l! h
ers' money Is being spent does not
j mean thnt the debt cannot he re­
I
duced after the war ends
F ollow ­
ing the close o f the war. the budget
W R E C K IN G VANCOUVER
can he balanced if the P arty in pow
o l d
er truly desires to d o so My eason
CO URT HOUSE
for this is not alone that armament
T R E M E N D O U S STOCK
spending will decline
The point is
that we « i l l continue to he taxed
I-urge quantity o f choice used
somewhat upon a war basis long af
UK END
_
^
siding, shlplap. 2x4 s, 2x6 s, and
ter actual hostl'lttea are over
This
Kentui
B
Straight
Hourhoi
*
n
Whiskey
/
^
s
.
Z|
other light dim ension lumber,
means that a surplus shou’d he
sis** W sll
Safe Do.
3
W IN D O W S.
F arm er*
PLUM B I NO.
H A RD W O O D .
3. A sign chalked by a G E work­ 4. And day and night — around
man on a big machine being built
FIXJORINO, OAK
, ’*e c ock — G-E workmen keep
Do you need help in the next five
for war. The sign carried this
M OULDINO. M IR R O R S ,
steadily at the most important
months*
W> have received num
ch
a
llen
ge
to
fellow
w
ork
ers.
400.000 B R IC K
jo b of building weapons and sup­
erous requests from people living
5
“ Remember Wake Island! ”
plies for U S. fighting men!
in Tigard. M ultnomah. Aloha and
Our yard is full and overflow
Beaverton,
m ostly wom en, who
Ing with no place to put It—
C e n a r s i E lectric believes th a t its first d u t y as a e ood
could do seasonal work, part time.
baigain prices
r - C-i-V., t ? “ «• b* • « » o d sold ier.
‘
If close to hom e where they could
C on tra ! £ /s cfn c Company., S th on ottod y, N. Y.
^ on 11 .ml It anil Saxe Money
return at (light
A dvertise in our
want a*l colum n now m any per
V
sons will sign up for woi k
Many young girls want w ork In
N ational D i M i l l m P ro d u rla t o rp „ N . Y .
homes as soon as school Is out
» 1 » S. W . First A * f. BE
advertise
today.
P ortland, Oregon
;
Poor Nutrition
For Physical Faults
Good Food and Service
Equipment for
Civilian Protection
PURITAN CAFE
Truck Gardeners
Victory Book Day
Slated April 17th
State Typing Contest
Cancelled This Year
Coast Veneer Co.
Oregon Takes Three
National Safety Awards
MEN Of WAR
University of Oregon
Students Hit Books
Mort* SA 1 /¿£A( 7 £ per bollii*
in
I S unny B rook
Sunset Wrecking Co.
GENERAL 0 ELECTRIC
-4