Grote, Oregon Thors., August 21. tall |
Mr. and Mrs. George Ross had
guest* recently at the golf
Cour»«' club house, Mr and Mr*
J. D. Ross from Hood River
•nd Mr and Mrs. Joe Chantry
«nd daughter from Nebraska
t
Employment Here
Gains for July
Mr. and Mrs. Manley C. Fuller
of Bennett Creek recently spent
10 days at Copeland, Idaho, with
Mr*. Fuller's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. F Neu, and other rela-
Employment in logging, lumber
fives and friends.
ing and construction work in
creased hen» during July according
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pyle have to a monthly summary submit ted
Mrs. Vera Medley of Cottage
Grove underw«-nt a major opera found a home in Eugene and % ill by the local employment office.
tion at the Garfield hospital. Mon- l*«ve about September 1 for that The housing situation also irn-
terey Park. California, on July 15. j c|ty to make their home. They proved, but the shortage still ie-
and Is reported recovering satis-, have sold their home property in mains critical. The summary fol-
lows:
■—L—,
'Cottage Grove to Mike Myers.
Employment and Shortage*
Employment in logging and lum-
bering industries increased during
the past month. as fair weather
prevailed. Two mills started night
shifts, absorbing the greater share
of the unemployed skilled workers.
A number of the smaller mills re- «
opened, or increased their crews
during the latter part of the
month.
Construction work in connec-
tion with various projects at the
of your now 1947
dam increased steadily, and while
one contract finished, at least two
KAISER
new construction firms moving in
to the area more than absorbed
nr FRAZER
the workers laid off.
Tnemployment
Unemployment as reflected by
our active file registrations do-
creased during the month. There
were 144 at the end of July, of
investmeat—it will give you a
which 63 were female, and 36 were
dividend in personal safety.
veterans. This is a decrease of 54
or F razer can cost you the
from the previous month, in spite
full list price, or it can cost you
Drive in and sea us today.
of 70 new applications for jobs re
• lot less. The difference is,
Our service manager will be
ceived during the month.
of course, the trade-in value of
glad to give you ar. estimate.
The previous mentioned in
your present car. A used car in
And while you’re in, we’ll
crease in mill crews and construc
tion make these figures somewhat
top-notch condition commands
tell you more about the new
inaccurate as a number of the men
• better allowance than one
1047 K aiser and the F razer .
previously counted have now se
that has been neglected.
They’re in production at Willow
cured work.
Run right now. Stop at our
Your present car is at least
Migration
showroom and look them over
In-migration continued at or
four years old. Better put it in
near the same level. The interest
for yourself!
shape. It’s more than a good
of these people Changed somewhat,
however, as a greater number are
looking for any steady employ
ment rather than construction
work only.
HANSEN BROS
5th & Washington
Phone 343-R
SCHOOL IS
WORK FOR
YOUNG EYES!
A modern, scientific eye
examination will reveal
the exact condition of
your child’s eyes.
NOW is the time to check and cor
reet any defect that may be present
DR. M. E. SMITH
Registered Optometrist
at the Community Jewelers Optical Department
612 Main Street
Cottage Grove
DUTCH ARMY BEGINS OFFENSIVE IN INDONESIA
JAVA
BATAVIA
SARAMC
otro*
BUtTtNZOXG
AMARANG
BANDUNG
FARMER
*OllANO
SURAKARTA
MALANG
KALI
INDIAN
SPRINGFIELD JUNCTION
BEAUTY SALON
DUTCH TROOPS. INCLUDING AMERICAN-TRAINED COMMANDOS, opened an cffenslvs agqlnst the Indonesian
Republic, after the failure of long-deadlocked independence negotiations. The Dutch forces seised all Repub
lican holdings in Batavia (1). A Moscow radio broadcast said fighting was in progress at Bandung (2);
Surabaya (3) and Palembang (4), Sumatra. The Dutch Army is estimated at 120,(XX) men. (International)
TRAPPED IN WRECKED AUTOMOBILE
DRIVEN INTO A PARKED TRUCK in Boston, Mass., by his legless ex-Gl
brother, Edward, 24. Anthony Podowski (above), 25, of Dorchester,
Mass., gets a light for his cigarette, while waiting for firemen to cut him
out of the wrecked auto. Anthony is on the critical list at the hospital.
ILA brother received a lacerated elbow.
(International Soundphoto)
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construction, and the rest in log relief has been noted, as the hous
ing at the dam opened. It is still
ging and lumbering industries,
virtually impossible to secure fam
future EmploymenS Trend*
The greater portion of the con ily quarters in the area, however.
YOU OUGHT TO
struction industries are directly at
GO TOf WORK
the mercy of the weather. How tiOVERNMENT SI KPLt S
ever,
anticipated need* of the con GOODS FOK SMALL
FOR A SOAP
,
struction firms indicate a rather BUSINESSMEN
PORTLAND. Ore., «Special)—
FACTORY^ AND
substantial increase in both build
ing construction and in the fields Steps by which small business men
TAKE YOUR L PAY
may once again bby government
of heavy coastruction.
surplus goods on a priority basis
OUT INrTRADE-,
Lumbering and Logging: A good
as the result of a new law rein
indication toward greater stability
stating that privilege were out
in the logging and lumbering in
lined today by C. T. Mudge, re
dustry was noted as several mill
gional director of War Assets ad
and logging companies resumed
ministration.
work, while still others substan
"Many small businessmen may
tially increased crews or added not be aware that legislation pass
night shifts. The threat of car ed in the closing days of the last
shortage again appear in the lum congress has restored ir-ir ability
bering field.
to buy surplus on a priority posi
Return of Veteran*
tion through Reconstruction Fi
The discontinuation of separa nance corporation.” Mudge said.
tion notices by the separation cen "The law extended the life of RFC
ters makes an accurate check on and restored its priority pnvihge
this item impossible. No newly through which small business iray
separated veterans have register buy.”
ed at this office for the past two
To qualify, an application for
months.
»
certification must be made out
Labor force and Employment
with RFC, 444 Pittock Block.
The labor force in the area re Portland. Information regarding
mains fairly constant due largely availability of wanted surplus,
to the influx of in-migrants. A .open
,
credit and other matters miy
large number of these have no; be obtained through the WAA ms-
permanent address, and must nec tomer service «renter. A small busi
essarily secure work at once or ness is defined by law as on" tuat
move on. The labor force is large employs less than 500 people, is
DELIVERY TUES & Ffcl
enough to fill all unskilled open-, «not dominant in its particular field
6lh & Washington
Phone 57
ings. Skilled men have experienced and is not affiliated with any or
no difficulties in securing jobs in ganization that is dominant in its
the area.
field.
Job* for Veteran*
Lieut. Willjam Earl, of the Med
Veterans have run into no dif
ficulty in securing jobs in the ical corp*. U. S. Army, who has
area. Most of the employers still been visiting at the home of his
favor veterans who are willing to parents, Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Hari
work. Fortunately, this area has the past' ten days, leaves imme- J
no veterans who present special diately for San Francisco to re-
placement problems. Last month, port August 23 and sail for Japan.
74 veteran placements were re- He will be accompanied to Califor-
corded. Of this number, 8 had mi-, nia by his bride of two months, the
nor handicaps.
former Jacqueline Anderson, of'
Housing
Longview, Washington. Mrs. Earl
The housing shortage is still was a student nurse at St. Vin-
acute in this area. However, some I cent's hospital the past year,
4401 South 99 Highway
Across from Gregg’s Drive-In
MOUNT VIEW
Mail Curd or Call at Shop for Appointments
Can Accommodate All Drop ins
Those having children starting
in their first year of school ar<-
asked to be sure to get their med
ical examination and have their
birth certificate ready tor th«- first
day. All pupil* enrolling in the
school nt Mt. View. Dist. No. 128.
are asked to register at the home
of Mrs Ethel Seaver, Aug. 29th
between one o'clock and five This
is to enable the school board to
know what supplies will tie needed
A car with two men in it left
the grade on Banker corners. Sat
urday evening The Satterfield
wrecker was call«*! to pull the car
out but fortunately there was no
one injurod.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grimes .-mil
two sons of Bend, have sold their
business there and have moved
their things over to the Henry
Bassum place. They are kxikmg
for some business in or around
Eugene or Cottage Grove.
Mr. and Mrs R W. Seaver of
Springfield. Mr*. Anderson. Mr
and Mrs. J. R Nelson of Eugene,
were visitors at the R. Seaver
horn«» this week end
Threshing is finished in this
community again for another year
Crops were very good, although
the rain did «io some damage.
Mrs. Fannie Pierson, her son Ar
thurs and grandson Paul Gold
smith, all of Sacramento, Calif.,
were visitor* at th«- hom«- of her
sister. Mrs. C. M McLin, from
Tuesday until Saturday afternoon
While hero they were crowded off
the road, damaging their car and
shaking th«- passengers up quite
a bit. Mrs. McLin is still receiving
treatments in Cottage Grove.
Mr. and Mrs W. B Chaffee and
family of Portland. Mr and Mrs.
Charley McLin, Mr and Mrs. Rob
ert Gorthy and family of Spring
field. came to visit with their aunt
and cousins. Mrs. Fannie Pierson,
at the home of their parents. Mr.
and Mrs. C. McLin
Work is progressing very nicely
on the school house and the con
tractor said it will be ready for ai!
the kids, September 15th.
Claude Sherman had his truck
PETRA MARTIN. PROPRIETOR
BEATRICE BURCH, Operator
1-tfc
Ever See
SHAG RAG?
Honestly
REWARD
You can view and buy this amazing
SHAG RAG
The Grove Hardware
G. M. Kimble, Owner
For the arrest and conviction of the person or
persons responsible for the destruction by fire
of the Cascade Lumber Co. Mill.
International Woodworkers of
America, C. I. 0
Photographs
For All Occasions
CLARK’S PHOTO STUDIO
W. G. (WALLY) ROBERTSON
Phone IB
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THE CAB THAT»
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There are such things!
They clean furniture, cars, glass
plastics, woodwork, metal — and al
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laundry.
B&H Feed Store
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MADURA
AMBARAW4
Employment Outlook
During the month of July'. 70
applications were taken for peo
ple wanting work. 17 of this num
ber were veterans. 143 job open
ings were received during the
month: 22 job openings were car
ried over from the previous month.
To these openings. 287 people were
directed: 137 pla<?ements were
made, with a number more not
yet confirmed. At the end of the
month, 20 job orders were carried
over to the next month. Of these.
5 were in trade or service. 3 in
JAVA
SUMATRA
Dr and Mr*. Jame* G McCue
I stolen one day Inst week but It
whs i ecuv vred again Saturday nnd UMiylli* Monson) and *mall son,
J. G, of Winfield, Kansas, are
he is back at jvork iiguln.
guest* at the liome of Mrs Mc
Cue's mother, Mr* Charles Miller.
Lieut. Jame* Blickle, of the U. S This in Mrs McCue'* first visit
Army Medical Corp*. will leave to home lor several year*. They ex-
morrow and fly back to New York pert to start on their return trip
state where he expects Io sail the first of the week
soon for u st nt ion in Germany to
serve ns medical officer during the
Mr and Mr* Lloyd Swanton
next year He has spent the past
ten days visiting at the home of tils flew to Portland Sunday to intend
parents. Mr. and Mr* Fnalertck the Benefit Air Show for the
Blickle, following graduation from Shriner* hospital. They were ac
the army medical center at San companied by Mr. ami Mrs, Je**
Forrester.
Antonio, Texas.
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DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT i»
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ut extra co»t.
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112 N. Ninth on Hiway 99
Phone 77