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W h en loss ••11111'.s m ir iiixiiniiiet is a big I n lji; lull liov.
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»Heb e u iii'e ’ n n s ns n ie o b v io u sly in e ile il. Il w ill p a y you
d ir e c tly tim i it w ill I n lp tu m u lo la te s lo w er fo r a ll au I
h e lp o u r w a r e ffo rt.
O u r ln<^ tu iiity Is A I O u r Hat» s M u lin a te
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ARNEST
. . . F ro m Y o u r I Io m e
.
im p o rta n t now
that we
we i-atl Io prevent fires I»« eatise
m i
m at'iials now ean not lie
rcpliiei'd. i'ui'l lii'iiu o re all our efforts are
in i ded to win llic war. Save what you
have, lie careful.
m ill'll o f tin ’
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space is
emit rilu it> d in tin in-
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First National Bank
OK COTTAGE GROVE
One Fire Danger
You Can Avoid—
T H E USE OF HOME
CLEANING FLUIDS
I t’s easy to call 44. Yoilr clothes will be
returned with that new appearance.
Don’t Gamble Willi Fire!
We take the risk. Send us your
laundry and cleaning
COLLINS LAUNDRY
AND CLEANERS
PHONE 11
1. Be doubly sure your match, cigarette cr cigar is out
before you throw it away. At home U8e deep ash trays.
2. Don't let rai.s which have been use! for oil or paint
accumulate. Throw them away, or burn them up if pos
sible.
3. Don't use cheap electrical wiring. Make sure that i t ’s
nnprrved and safe. Have a reliable electrician do all
of your electrical werk.
4. Avoid using explosive fluids for cleaning or ether pur
pose». If you must, be sure it is not near an open flame
cr burning cigarette. Avoid rubbing.
5. Don't u-c coins to replace burnt out fuses and always
fix defective electrical fixtures right away.
C Be ;ure there are no gas leaks in your home. Have the
system checked regularly.
7. Do not overheat your furnace and check the chimney
for leaks and sparks.
8. Teach your family the danger of fires and what to do
in case of one.
9. Do away with old, defective appliances and machinery
that could cause fires.
10. In case cf fire, CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
RIGHT AWAY.
Dorena
Latham
Gordon E lfvin g and J e rry Mos
by attended the U. of O-Navy
fo otball game in P ortland S atur
day.
M r. and Mrs. Louis Dodge and
son W ilb urn spent Sunday nt th "
Glen Jennings home at H a rris
burg.
M r. and Mrs. H arold Cooper
and sons of Veneta visited Sun
day at the H enry Cooper home.
Guests Sunday at the Mrs. M.
Mosby home were M r and Mrs.
H arold Boslaugh of M ilw aukie,
Mr. and Mrs. W allis Boslaugh of
P ortland and M r. and M is. Ralph
Boslaugh and daughter Ann c l
Cottage Grove.
Mrs. Abbie Jane W hite is v e y
,11 at a Eugene no3pital.
Juanita Peeters is visitin g the
Rush Duncan fa m ily at LaMas.t,
C alifornia.
M r. and Mrs 1-ce Picknel) v.s-
ited over the week end w ith th e ir
son Roy who is
elimp in Wasn-
ington.
C lark Picknell left fo r the ser
vice tnis week.
Mrs. Ralph Haw ley was called
to Prineville Monday by the dea.h
o f her father.
W. H. W hite c«d Mrs. Jeanne
M ortan are the com m unity lead
ers fo r the Lath'.m -London area.
T h i Lathain neighborhood leaders
are Mrs. Esther T runnell. Mrs.
Elsie Chflson and W a lte r Baker.
The neighborhood leader plan has
been set up by ¿verities through
out the United States fo r the p u r
pose o f giving the ru ra l people an
o pportunity to nr.uXe known th e ir
wants and opinions in connection
w ith problems affected by the
w ar e)fo»t. Lane county is divided
in to th irty -fo u r cim m unities.
The finest allo y steels made are
produced by adding alloying ele
IfEBKON < Illtls T IA N ( fitR < II
ments to scrap iron and steel.
TO HOI. ODEDK ATIO.N
Scrap iron and steel represent
half the weight of a battleship, a
The li-b ro n C hristian church
tank or a n ti-a irc ra ft gun. Slap the
recently moved a:id relocated west
Japs w ith scrap.
of the Coast F ork darn r g ^ r v o ir
w ill be o ffic ia l]} dedicated Sun
Salesbooks, receipt books, book-
day. October 3td, when a large keeping systems. The Si nt ine 1.
number of church friends and
church members w ill gather at
the church to participate in the
ceremony. The dedication seimon
w ill he delivered by the Rev. E. M.
Pa I ter son of Eugene, who organ
ized the present church and serv
ed as its pastor fo r several years.
The o rigin al church b u 'lt mans
years ago, is one o f the oldest
church buildings in this p art of
C an ’t preserve what you have, but it ean p artly
the state.
coiiijM'iisate you for any loss su fferid . Now wlicti
Services w ill begin at 10:00 a. m.
w ith Sunday
st:»ool and com
costs are rising it is particu larly im portant th a t
munion service. A basket dinner
w ill be served at noon and in th "
your property be fully insured. We will be glad to
afternoon at 2:30 p. m the dedi
cation sermon w ill lie preached by
advise with you regarding any insurance problem
the Rev. Patterson.
Fire Insurance
you may have.
. . . F ro m Y o u r C o m m u n ity
do all
HELP SAVE BOTH
DOLLARS AND LIVES
SU « » in
Keep Fire Away
I t ’s do u b ly
Obey These Rules
Governor Sprague suid Munday
at Salem that
fire prevention
week October 4 to 10 is the most
im p orta nt in hisro.y. because th "
w ur w ill prevent ieplacement of
burned property.
“ Every householder, every s to re
keeper, every m anufacturer, every
fnrrm r. every logger should go
over his premises, clear away a ll
infiam m aolc d e o r i s , s-ifi guard
lues in heating plants and flues,
and protect explosive and easily
combustible
materia* •
against
sparks. Precaution and constant
vigilance - are the best insurance
against fire losses,” he said.
He said th a t in 1041, Oregon's
insured lire kisses was m ote than
$3,3(Xj,l>.XJ, of which 41 per cent
was in ru ra l and farm areas w ith
o u t fire protection.
ration books w ill have been d is
trib u te d to approxim ately 20 m il
lion m otorists in the unrationed
oca. T he present tire rationing
program w ill Is- integrated w ith
tie- new gasoline ratio nin g pro
gram and lu e s on u ll cars w ill
have to !»<■ subm itted to OP A fo r
"o n-w ite-i ins|M’ciion
every
1»)
days to .nsuie proper care.''
Tie- OPA -aid fi-cl ml consum
ers in the 3(1 rationed east and
rnid-w.-st states w ill have to get
along this w in te r w ith one-third
Uss oil than usual because the
i.i ig in n ll) -announced cut of one-
f.iu rth would not he sufficient. On
the basis o f last w inte r, however
which was al>out 10 percent
w arm er than usual the cut w ill
only lie alxiut 26 percent. the O f
fice s n d. The quota of new adult
hie i l<-s fo r ratio nin g in October
was '« t at HH.OtX), compared w ith
tin- September quote, of 90,000.
The V\ nr Front
Gen M neA rthur's headquarter*
in Australia reported September
28 that U. S. A rm y F lying F o rt-
res ■ - hit and probably sank a
15,000-ton m erchantman in an a t
tack on the enemy base at Rabaul.
It w,'!- th»- fo u rth stra ig h t day o f
a tt ick by the Fortresses on th "
biggest enemy base in the Aus
tra lia n zone In t*.,- previous raids
I he bomlx-rs probably sank an
H,0;X)-ton ship, and scored direct
irit* on three tn n littm -s iz n l ships.
A ustralian
fore* a supported by
new a rtille ry were reported d riv -
ag the Japanese from th e ir out-
posts in the Owa n Stanley Moun
tains. 32 a ir m ile- from the A llied
base of Poi t Moresby, lle n v y rains
eon.plica ird the Japan, sc supply
problem.
The U. S. M arines in the Solo
mons. sometimes outnumbered 10
Io 1 by the enemy, have beaten
o il .all attacks ano Ih e ir positions
remain secure. M arine headquar
ters in the Islands announced. Re-
inl<»:e«m"nts and supplies have
touched the Marines. U. S. Arm y
Bomber Cnm tnin..:?r Eaker in
London stated U. S. and B ritis h
airmen w ill w ork together in day
and night ru e s to give Germany
a long w in te r of Ixrntbing. He said,
"I believe it is ixissihle to destroy
ihe enemy front the air. There is
hardly a corner of Germany we
cannot reach.’'
to recognize the tru th of the situa
tion. to know we've been behind
the e ig h t-b a ll," he said.
Transportation
W PB C hairm an Nelson directe 1
the O l / r to set up a p rio ritie s sys
tem governing movements and
use o f a ll tank cars, w ith p rio ri
ties to be given, firs t, to ship
ments o f m aterials fo r the arm y,
navy, m a ritim e commission and
the lend-lcuse adm in istratio n: sec
ond .to 390 specifically listed
eh» inicals. foods, and other essen
tia l products; and th ird , to petro
leum p lo d nets and petroleum pro
ducts in the eastern shortage area.
The O H T said congestion on rad
and bus lines over the week end
is s till growing. W eekly passen
ger tra ve l must be shifted from
the week-end to the m iddle of the
week by at least another 8 per
cent, the o ffice said.
Food R equirem ents
A g ricu ltu re Secretary W ickard
said th a t unless the nation acts
p ro m p tly and w ith energy “ our
Pxxl situation w ill become seri
ous . . . our supply is i apidly d im
inishing." He outlined a six-point
program to help alleviate the farm
labor shortage. Included were
proposals to retain on farm s as
many as possible of the experi
enced managers who understand
year-round fa rm operation, to
transport workers to farms, and
to use greater numbers o f women
anti young people on farm s. He
estimated a gricu ltu re would lose
1,000,000 w orkers between Ju ly 1.
1942. and Ju ly 1. 1943. if an 8,-
000.(XK)-man arm y is mobilized by
the la tte r date.
In o rd er to implement the w a r
tim e meat program, the W PB food
requirement com m ittee: i l l plac
ía! the lim it o f to ta l packer-de
liveries during the last qua rte r of
19-12 a t the follow ing percentages
o f such deliveries during the fin
al q u a rte r of 1941 beef and vyal,
80 percent, lamb and m utton, 95
percent, and |» rk , 75 percent. The
com m ittee asked a ll civilians to
hold th e ir meat consumption to
2 hi pounds | x t person per week.
P rinting Prices
The OPA set ceiling prices fo r
the sales of 175 p rinted products,
as w ell as for the p rin tin g services
used in producing them. The reg
ulation covers services fo r and
sales o f such articles as greeting
W ar Production
Mai dim e ('ontmission G h a iim r i cards, loose-leaf binders and f i l l
Land, in a progress report to ers. tablets, pads, composition
Presi'ient Roosevelt,
said
lh a ' , books, etc. The articles and ser
from September 27, 1941, through vices listed by the regulation are
I hi.- month deliveries ol completed exempt from a ll price control,
ship- w ill to ta l ISK. aggregating however, when sold by printers
alxiut 5,450,000 deadweight tons. whose to ta l gross sales in 1941 of
"September deliveries to date and p rin tin g and printed paper pro
those schedules to October 1 to ta l ducts were $20,000 o r less. The
00 ships of approxim ately one m il regulation covers about 25 per
lion deadweight Ions, an average cent of the industry's $2,500,(XXi
of thr>e ships a day . . . scheduled volume of business.
The Armed Forces
deliveries fo r Ihe rem aining th re e '
T lie A rm y issued a call fo r 3-A
months of 10-12 should bring us
Io Ihe H,OOO,OO0-ton goal of your men to uid including the age of
dins liv e ,” A d m iral N ind told Ihe I I to volunteer fo r a n ti-a irc ra ft
President. He also said Ihe 1943 o ffic e r training. A nationwide
directive of 16,000,1X10 deadweight quota of 5(X) such candidates per
Ions “ appears reasonably certain m onth was set fo r the a n tia irc ra ft
school at Camp Davis, N. C. Se
of accomplishment.''
W ar Production Chairman N e l lective Service local board» w ill
son said "rig h t now approxim ate supply detailed inform ation, the
ly 1(1 pet cent of our entire pro arm y said.
W ar Secretary Stim son an
duction is going fo r w ar. By the
nounced
the
Canadian-Alaskan
middle of next year (hat propor-1
tlon has got Io he around 60 per m ilita ry highway w ill be ready
ent." Vice C hairnlan Knowlson fo r use about December 1, sever
said at present w a r production is al months ahead of schedule. B al
three and one-half times th a t of lot applications have been sent to
10 m o n o « ago. “ W e re beginning, soldlvis overseas and in arm y
GOT< II KETI KNS FROM
CONVENTION
Nichols Insurance Service
Ed Gotch, a djutan t o f Calvin
Funk Post,
returned Saturday
(rom tne national convention of
(he Am erican Legion a t Kansas
C ity. He reports a very construc
tive session and states th a t the
Legion now possesses a leader in
Roane W aring W'ho w ill be heard
tio m . Looking over the telegram
he supposedly sent us he stated
that it was s lig h tly cockeyed, and
fa r from being self-explanatory.
»After reading his actual telegram,
the word s lig h tly is quite an un
derstatem ent. His o rigin al tele
gram is as follows: To AV. C. M a r
lin . Cottage Grove Sentinel. C ot
tage Grove, Oregon. Kansas C ity,
Sept 21, 1942. “ 20 years a fte r
p rim a ry
convention
here,
the
Legion vindicates its stand. U n i
versal conscription assured. O ur
ch arter w ill be opened to men of
this w a r subject to Congression
al action this assured also. We
pledge ourselves to you citizens
of Oregon and the U. S. fo r com
plete victo ry.
The . American
Legion carries on w ith
Roane
W aring as a foreeful commander."
Phone 17F21
SAVE WHAT
YOU HAVE
D on’t let fire destroy your property or home,
containing many articles which ean not lie replac
ed at the present time. The fire hazard ean be re
duced with ihe modern gas range. You ean have
com fort and convenience of a gas range as soon
as the restrictions are lifted. If you are fo rtu n ate
enough to have gas and d gas range, keep it op
erating.
COTTAGE GROVE
GAS COMPANY
CAROL JEA N ALLEN R IT E S
F uneral services were held Sun
day, September 27th. at 2:30 p. m.
at the S m ith Funeral Chapel fo r
Carol Jean Allen, infant daughter
o f M r. and Mrs. Boyd A llen of
S ilk Creek, who passed away
early S aturday m orning. The Rev.
W. A. Briggs o fficiated w ith in
term ent in the Masonic-I.O.O.F.
cemetery. The ir.rant is survived
by the fa th e r and
m other and
fo ur grandparents. M r. and Mrs.
A lv in Allen of S ilk Creek and
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B tund of
Cottage Grove.
Phone 92
$5,000
L ife ................. .......
$5,000
Both hands or both feet
o r sight of both eyes *5,000
One hand ond one foot *5,000
E ith e r hand o r foot and
sight of one eye
*5,000
E ith e r hand or foot or
sight o f one eye
*2.500
And pays
Medical Expenses -
Doctors'. Nurses and
Hospital b ills— up to *500
WAR ACCIDENT
INSURANCE
VICTORY LOANS TO BE
EXPLAINED
FOR CIVILIANS
A m eeting of applicants fo r
food fo r v icto ry loans w ill be held
in the Farm Security A d m in is tra
tion office Wednesday m orning.
October 7. at 10:00 a. m „ at Room
5, New Post O ffice Building. Eu-
g»r.e. announces Norm an Fletcher,
County FSA Supervisor. A t this
m eeting the FSA program is ex
plained, followed by a discussion
of questions from the group. “ A ll
fu ll o r part tim e fa rm operators
who are interested in increasing
food production and w ill need f i
nancial assistance are invited to
this m eeting," Fletcher stated.
Today, this co u n try is at w ar w ith the Axis powers. C ertain o f
our te rrito rie s have already heard the roar of enemy planes
overhead. A t any point in the United States there is the possi
b ility o f an enemy attack. And in to ta l w ar neither property nor
civilians are spared. No section no individual is immune.
The C IV IL IA N W A R A C C ID E N T PO LICY, issued by the
Standard Accident Insurance Company — one o f Am erica's old
est. largest, and strongest casualty insurance companies — was
specially created to a ffo rd the civilia n public in the U nited
States the same type o f protection aguinst death and in ju ry th a t
is afforded the public against loss of property by W a r Damage
Insurance.
This policy covers injuries or death resulting from enemy
a tta c k and in ju ry o r death which are the direct result o f any
action taken by the m ilita ry , naval o r a ir forces of the United.
States o r its allies, in resisting enemy attack.
A ll civilians — men. women and children irre.-pective of age
— are eligible. The policy protects in the 48 states of the United,
States and also the D is tric t of Columbia, and w hile tem porarily
in Canada o r Mexico. Not available to members of m ilita ry ,
naval or a ir forces
Bombings may come
and, if they do, you w ant to be pro
tected against the inevitable results. Now In the tim e to order
yo ur policy— before you need it. Call uh today
camps in this country, . the W a r
D epartm ent announced. The De
partm ent said members of the
A rm y Nurse Corps w ill not be ner-
m ilte d to resign because o f m ar
riage unless replacements are
available.
Navy Secretary Knox announc
ed a new navy recru itin g drive,
ending October 3. in connection
w ith the launching of the new a it-
c ra ft c a rrie r Lexington Septem
ber 26. A new tra in in g station fo r
Seabees (N avy construction b a t
talions), accommodating 26.000
officers and men and co nstitu ting
(he N avy’s largest construction
tra in in g station, w ill be in oper
ation about October 15 on the
York R iver near W illiam sburg,
V irginia.
Office Supplies. The Sentinel.
T H IS P O U C Y P A YS
fo r loss of:
Charles S. Hall
Insurance Agency
Addrem : 405 Main
Phone 12
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