Bizerte Still Is
Burini in Riibble
M II J K t i B I t S ,
P u b lish ed F rid a y o r e a c h w eek by th e P io n e e r P u b lish in g Co., a t B eav erto n ,
O regon. E n te re d a s seco n d -class m a tte r a t th e p o sto fflce a t B e a v e rto n , O re
In A dvance.
ICorst-Hombed African City
Holds 150 C ivilians.
B e av e rto n O ffice—E n te rp r is e Bldg., P h o n e B e a v e rto n 282!
P o rtla n d O fflc a -S 0 8 P a n a m a B ld g . 3rd a n d A lder
P h o n e A T w a te r G6yl
BIZERTE, TUNISIA —Bizerte, the
O ne T e a r
Fridav, Tune 30. 1044
BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE, Beaverton, Oregon
Pace 2
g l.00
S u b scrip tio n
P a y a b le
w orst-b om bed p lace in N orth A f
ric a , today re m a in s a d ead city.
A lthough A m erican s occupied Bi
f El
z e rte nine m o n th s ago—on M ay 7—
O reg I
it still is un ab le to su p p o rt civ ilian
I AT I 0 ■
P II I LIS
life. In th a t w ay it a u g u rs w h a t
G erm an y m a y suffer if h e r c itie s
a re flattened by bom b and shell be
fore th e N azis s u rre n d e r.
per c e n t d iffe re n t fro m b u y in g so m e
A m erican a rm y r e p a ir crew s h av e
th in g th a t is g o n n a w ea r o u t o r to b e
been w orking on th e c ity e v e r sin ce
used u p a n d g one a few y e a rs hence
w hen m ay b e caah m oney will n o f be its occupation, but still h av e only
b u lg in g so heav y In th e old h ip p o ck 10 p e r c e n t of the buildings back in
et.
In s te a d of n ot b eing ab le to use. The o th e r 90 p e r c e n t still lie
a ffo rd a n e x tr a bond, it is vice v ersa. rip p ed and torn w reck s.
Sizable fo rces of A m e ric a n , B rit
I t is not b eing a s p e n d th rift, s p e n d
ing m oney for s ta m p s o r a bond. H ere ish and F re n c h fo rces g a rriso n Bi
in som e p lace w h e re you c a n sp en d z e rte , b u t civ ilian life ju s t d o e sn ’t
y o u r dou g h a n d th e n tu r n a ro u n d in I e x is t, In n o rm a l tim e s th is p ic tu r
a few y e a rs a n d g et it all b ack plus esque p o rt and re s o rt c ity had a
a p re se n t a s in te re st, to boot.
population of som e 60,000, but a ju st-
Go o n d ow n a n d m a k e th a t e x t ia co m p leted a rm y cen su s lists only 150
in v e stm e n t rig h t now pull in youi civ ilian s h e re now.
b elt—c u t o u t som e of y o u r didos a n d
Let's Quit Having Them
M ost of the c iv ilian s in B izerte
foolin' a ro u n d th in k ab o u t how it
now a re se rv ic e em p lo y ees fo r the
m
ig
h
t
be
h
e
re
a
b
o
u
ts
if
th
e
o
th
e
r
side
O n J u y Sth, 1943, a fam ily In o u r
troops an d h ad to o b tain sp ecial
c o m m u n ity w ere se ate d o u t In th e ] sh o u ld w in th is w ar.
m ilita ry p erm issio n before m oving
Y ours w ith th e low dow n,
y a rd re a d in g th e p ap e rs, th e child- !
back to th e city.
JO S E R R A
ren p lay in g n earb y . T h e w hole fam ily |
“ T h e re ’s no p lace fo r th e m to live
h a d sp e n t th e F o u rth a t hom e on a c
an d we h av e to p re v e n t conditions
c o u n t of th e s h o rta g e o f gaso lin e.
th a t would th re a te n h e a lth ,” e x
D ad w as re a d in g n u m e ro u s sto rie s o f
p lain ed the a s s is ta n t tow n m ay o r,
a c c id e n ts on Ju ly F o u rth , d e a th s too. I To tT j P e o p le
ev e ry o n e w as d en o u n c in g th e c a re - J
F ir s t L ieut. R o b ert R a n ftle of New
o f th is C o m m u n ity
le ssn ess of people o u t on a v a c a tio n . |
Y ork city.
T h ere a r e m an y u rg en t reaso n s
S u ddenly a 10-year-old Jum ped
up j
He pointed out th a t th e A m erican s
for
buying
W
ar
Bonds
F
irst,
the
a n d sa id —" L e t’s q u it h a v in g them-—
h av e not been ab le ev en to rem o v e
invasion
needs
money.
Bonds
pay
th e n no o n e w ould be so rry ."
th e d e b ris th a t still clog th e sid e
for planes and guns and m unitions
As a n a tio n w e h a v e c a rele ssly fo r
w alks and litte r th e floors of bom b-
with w hich to
g o tte n w hy w e c e le b ra te th e F o u rth
b e a t the Axis.
c ra c k e d hom es.
—i t ’s Just a n o th e r holiday.
If people
O ur f i g h t i n g
W alking th ro u g h th e s tre e ts of Bi
c o n tin u e to feel th a t w ay a b o u t it
men
must
z e rte , you see sp lin te re d w alls le a n
h av e the b est
a n d a c c id e n ts an d d e a th s c a n n o t be
ing crazily , loose w ires flapping in
possible eq u ip
s to p p e d - W h y not (¿uit H a v in g T h e m ?
m en t and it is
the b reeze, c a m e ra sn ap sh o ts blow
up to us to let
ing about on the floor of a photo
our m oney pro
Uphold American Traditions
g ra p h ic shop, c ra c k e d w ine g lasses
vide this.
At Home
still lying on b a rs —all ty p ical of a
A second
reaso n is this:
city th a t w as bom bed y e ste rd a y or
T h e r e is a
T h e H on. J o h n R. M cCarl, fo r fif
p e rh a p s la s t w eek, not nine m onths
sh o rtag e of goods now. L a te r on
te e n y e a rs C o m p tro ller G en e ra l o f th e
ago.
th e re will be plenty for civilian d e
U nited S ta te s, sa y s:
’’Send s tro n g
B ut few c itie s have been bom bed
sires. Money put into W ar Bonds
m en to C o n g ress
A w eak C o n g ress
now will be av a ila b le than Busi
like B izerte.
One of the dozen
im p e rils th e n atio n .
A stro n g C on
ness opportunities will be open then,
F re n c h m e n
who
sta y e d
h e re
too, and th e "n e st e g g ” saved n o w
g ress. su s ta in e d by a n Inform ed, In
th
ro
u
g
h
o
u
t
the
fighting
sa
y
s
he
m
ay
hatch
out
co
m
m
ercially
then.
te re s te d an d a le r t citiz en ry , p ro te c ts
counted 140 Allied a ir ra id s on the
Money p ut into W ar Bonds now
fre ed o m a n d is v ita l to n a tio n a l sa fe
will be d eprived of its c u rre n t po
c ity —the second la rg e s t in T unisia.
ty.
ten tiality as a p art of the cau ses of
T hen c a m e a rtille ry sh ellin g of th e
inflation. You will be doing your
city, an d s tre e t fighting, and th en
p a rt tow ard stabilizing th e m oney
The Low Down
G e rm a n bom bing ra id s a fte r the
situation by buying Bonds instead
From Hickory Grove
of dw indling stocks. T h a t is a th ird
A m erican occupation.
1 3 ®
K eep
F lying
A nybody h e s ita tin g a b o u t
som e
m o re w a r s ta m p s of a bond b ecau se
th e y th in k th e y h av e en o u g h o r m ay
be th in k th e y c a n n o t n ffo rd It, th e y
sh o u ld p u t on th e ir old th in k in g ca p
a n d p o n d e r a cou p la m in u tes, a n d
p a rd n e r, if th e y do so, th e y will re a c h
fo r th e ir h a t a n d h ead dow n to th e
b an k or P. O .
B eing able to a ffo rd a bond Is 100
reason.
But the b est reaso n from a st ilish
view point is this: R ight now th ere
is no b e tte r in v estm en t than W ar
Bonds. T h ere is no sa fe r rep o sito ry
for your money. Bv buying Bonds
you becom e a stockholder in the
stro n g est ’’going” concern in the
world today, the U nited S tates of
A m erica.
TH E EDITOR.
U se h am o r b aco n rin d fo r C abbage
! so u p sto ck .
C ook a p o u n d of s h re d
ded ca b b a g e in th e sto c k an d w hen
th e so u p is d o n e ad d d u m p lin g s an d
i cook q u ic k ly fo r 10 m in u tes.
G et th e b e n e fit of M olasses iron by
; u sin g m o lasses in g in g e rb re a d , cup
ca k es, ra isin a n d n u t b a rs, an d o th e r
d e sse rts.
RATION BOOK REMINDEB
or jeans to
t iiiii fores anil War Bonds
C u t th is o u t a n d k ee p it in y o u r
•
p u rse o r bill/cid.
M E A T S—F A T S —
B ook 4
R ed S ta m p s A-8 th ro u g h W 8 a r e
good in d e fin itely . W a ste k itc h e n fa ta
ex c h a n g e d fo r tw o p o in ts a n d fo u r
c e n ts u pound.
SUG A R—
S ta m p No. 30 in book No. 4 v alid
in d e fin ite ly fo r five pounds.
S ta m p No. 31 w ill becom e v alid
A p ril 1 in d e fin itely .
F o r c a n n in g o n ly : S u g a r S ta m p
40 v alid fo r 5 p o u n d s th ro u g h Feb.
¡28, 1045.
A pply to local b o a rd s on
F o rm R-323 fo r re m a in d e r (20 lbs.
m ax. p e r p erso n ) a ffix in g s p a re s ta m p
',37 .'or ea c h perso n .
S H O E S —L oose S ta m p s In v a lid
Book 3—A irp la n e s ta m p s N o ’s. 1
a n d 2, in d e fin ite ly fo r one p a ir.
n EL O IJ—-
P erio d 4-5 co u p o n s valid th ro u g h
Sept. 30.
P la c e new o rd e rs a s soon
a s P e rio d 1 co u p o n s rec eiv ed fro m
local boards.
S O L ID F U E L S —
D ea lers d eliv er by p rio ritie s based
on needs.
G A S O L IN E C O U PO N S—
N ot V alid un less E n d o rse d
A—No. 11 valid th ro u g h J u n e 21—
3 g allo n s each.
A—No. 12 v alid J u n e 22 th ro u g h
S e p te m b e r 21.
B3—o r C3—m ay be ren ew ed w ith
in b u t n o t befo re 15 d ay s fro m d a te
on cover.
WOO*), COAL. SA W D U S T —
O R D E R NOW!
D on’t ris k s h o r t
ag e n ext w in te r.
T IR E IN S P E C T IO N —
R e c o rd s m u st be p re se n te d fo r
g aso lin e ren ew als, sp ecial a p p lic a tio n
an d tir e re p la c e m e n ts.
P R IC E C O N T R O L —
R e fe r p rice in q u irie s an d co m
T h e y o u n g A m e r i c a n c o n c e r t - o p e r a clar, M a rjo ry IIcv., has h e r victo ry p la in ts to p rice c le rk a t y o u r local
g u r d r n r a m b l i n g « ^ e r th is c o l o r f u l p i n a f o r e a p r o n . It is a life ». h i t f o r y o u r b o ard.
p a rl y dre s se s, a n d f u n to m a k e , even f o r a b e g i n n e r . M i-. Hess suggest* m a k i n g
se v e ra l a p r o n s b e c a u s e t h e n , w ith a m i n i m u m o f t i m e a n d (-ITort, y o u will save
e n o u g h m o n e y to Imv e x t r a W a r B o n d s u n d s t a m p s . S u it a b le p a t t e r n s m ay he
o b ta i n e d at y o u r local p a t t e r n store.
V. S. Treasury Department
A n o th e r G e rm a n ‘S e c re t
W e a p o n ’; It S p r e a d s Fire
G e r m a n R a d io l a n k Is
C a lle d ‘T o y ’ by British
STOCKHOLM .—A nother G e rm a n
LONDON. — The radio-controlled
‘‘se c re t w eap o n ” —a ro ck et shell
covering th e ta rg e t w ith a b lan k et tan k , the G e rm a n s ’ la te st se c re t
of h eav y g a s ignited by an incen w eapon, w as describ ed by the B rit
d ia ry bom b—w as d escrib ed in a ish ra d io a s “ little m o re th an a
Z urich d isp a tc h to the D agens Nyhe- to y .”
The b ro a d c a st, reco rd ed by the
te r.
T he d isp atch , quoting a technical C olum bia B ro ad castin g sy stem , said
e x p e rt in G erm an y , said th e shell first re p o rts th a t it c a rrie d 1,000
could be fired from a ro ck et gun at pounds of explosive w ere “ a lot of
g re a t d ista n c e ‘and the gas, inflam n o n sen se.” A ctually, the b ro a d c a st
m a b le but not poisonous, would be said , it is about th re e feet high,
touched off by a fire bom b dropped w ith an over-all w eight of betw een
by plane. The story said the w eapon 700 and 800 pounds, and c a rrie s
had been used on a lim ited scale only 110 pounds of explosive.
“ If it h its an o b stru c tio n ,” the
a g a in st the R u ssian s a t Sevastopol.
T he sa m e e x p e rt d escrib ed a com b ro a d c a s t added, “ it goes round in
p re sse d -a ir ro cket gun supposedly circles. It is v ery v u ln erab le and
cap ab le of firing 1,000-pound shells can be put out of action by an
containing booster c h a rg e s explod a n tita n k gun a t Very con sid erab le
ing a t c e rta in a ltitu d e s to give the r a n g e .”
p ro jectile ad d itio n al ran g e. He said
the N azis intended to use th em to
D riv e c a re fu lly —e v e n th o u g h you
b o m b ard London and o th er E nglish d o n 't c a re w h e th e r you live o r not
tow ns.
th e re a re o th e rs w ho en joy living.
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COUPON TODAY
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1013 C o r b e t t B u i l d i n g
PORTLAND 4. OREGON
when the
lights go out?
P l e a s e e n r o l l me in t h e “ Mr. S m i t h
G o e s to W a s h i n g t o n ' * c lu b . S e n d m e a.
signed m em bership card and p ic tu res.
Na me .
A ddress-
City-
Pd. Adv. S m ith fo r S e n a to r Com.
Leo S m ith . M gr.. C o rb e tt Bldg.,
P o rtla n d , O regon
21®
To Get ACTUAL
MARKET PRICES
Ship Your
CASCARA BARK
WOOL MOHAIR
AND HIDES
Oregon Balsam of Fir
Tallow and
House Grease
Blue Mountain Hide
Wool & Fur Co.
1*04 S. W. F R O N T AVE.
T o rt la n d
f
accidcn,s aren’t accidental
. A
Thfv're ca**d- They may he
inadvertently but they’re soil corned
N , o s t
arerh
*° °ut. the chan
are that one of th e« 5 things happened.
Right now accidents that break down
electric service often interrupt vital
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r
r
o n- V o u * * • ° u r ,5 ’oo° m ,|cs <>f
nCS ^ PUmpmg WarPo**r ,o
.
war-jobs scattered oxer an area
500-square.mde, big These power
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lines are the arteries for the
/
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lifeblood of war oro<W«ic.n
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LAWN MOWERS
Repaired-Sharpened
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BICYCLES Repaired
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BEAVERTON
MOWER SHOP
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P H E L P S . P ro p .
On Canyon Road
E n d o f Beaverton,
Formerly Hart ram p f location
HOURS 3 TO 8 P M
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