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Coast Guard Says Make Certain Of Equipment M ake c e rta in th a t th e life per- servers you buy for y o u r boat will keep you safely aflo a t when it’s needed: see th a t it b ea rs th e approval stam p of th e U nited S ta tes C oast G uard. A federal law specifically sta te s tjiat a m o to rb o at o p e ra to r m ust have approvedd life-preservers, cushions, o r rin g s on his boat — one for every person aboard — however, non-approved e q u i p - m ent is sold a t m any sto res as th ere is no fed eral law to p re vent such sales. This o ften re s u lts in needless and expensive duplication on a boat. If th e o w n er o u tfits his Screened Sand, and Gravel Salvage Sand and Gravel Top Soil Fill Dirt Drainage Rock Phone 2341 Leonard Real E state craft w ith non-approved equip m ent he still will be required to equip his boat w ith the required num ber ot approved life-saving devices when operating lus boat on federal navigable w aters. To be approved by the Coast G uard life-saving devices m u st undergo extensive tests. F a c to r ies w here they are m ade m ust be inspected at unanounced intervals to insure that specifications are m aintained. Because of this e x trem e care th a t is given in sup ervision of the m an u fa ctu re of approved equipm ent the su p e r ior quality of equipm ent such as buoyant cushion^ are usually easily recognized even w ithout looking tor the approval stam p they bear In addition the buoyant m a l e - ial in an approved cushion is known to be safe, while in th e non-approved it is questionable. This is im portant and som e thing to be kept in m ind when o u tfittin g your boat o r check ing over its equipm ent. In the rush for em ergency a t sea th ere is no tim e to m ake su re th e life p reserv er or cushion you grab is safe. This should be determ ined when you m ake th e purchase. ----------- ♦ The Am erican Legion A uxiliary will g ath er at the home of Mrs. E th el Olsen on T hursday, May 21 a t 2 p.m. Gold S ta r M other, Hazel Hendry’ will be honored at this m eeting GEORGE'S ELECTRIC W iring Contractor— Appliance Repair R E S ID E N T IA L //I Phone 2944 — IN D U S T R IA L Let George Do It" P.O. Box 337, Brookings, Ore. Resident Nursery Inspector Serves South Oregon Area R E T l RN FROM T R IP I ij 1 • III v i * *▼ Brookings I labor i Pilot 7 Mr. and M rs. Lloyd S te p h an i T J , r n s p ;v - M Ay 21, 19M h av e ju st left n early s ix te e n 1------------------ ---------------- ------ thousand m ile s • of m o to r tr a v e l1 from o u r lily p arad e and he be- hchind them , having been as fa r lieves th ey have b e tte r brush in so u th as M exico C ity and to ih ” j th e n o rth e a s te rn p art of th e coun e a s te rn seaboard. Lloyd says he try th an w e have in O regon believes th e M ardi G ras, a t New , ------------ ♦ - O rleans, could learn q u ite a bit R ead th e class ads. T h ey pay! T his area now has its first ’. car-a round resident n u r s e r v .n^pcetor w ith assignm ent ot Jam es R. R oaf to this field, e f fective im m ediately, according to tifò announcem ent from th e s ta te d ep a rtm en t of a g ric u ltu re at S a lem Roaf is m aking his head q u a rte rs in R oseburg at the branch office of th e se c re ta ry o f| state. He will be responsible tor w ork under th e O regon nurser.s men s law in Josephine. J a c k s o n ! K lam ath, Lake, D ouglas, so u th ern Lane C u rry and Coos co u n t ies. F o r n ea rly nine y e a rs he has w orked out of P o rtlan d for th e d e p a rtm e n t’s division of plant in d u stry w hich ad m in isters th e n u rsery law. In th a t tim e he 11ns handled bulb, florist and n u rse ry stock in th is te rrito ry . It will be som e tim e before R oaf con ttW s th e e n tire list, b u t as tim e p e r m its he will visit each license W hat does his w ork e n ta il? F u n d am en tally , it is to help grow ers keep out of tro u b le re la ting to plant pest and disease.-., w hich m ean s cooperation w itn them to be su re th a t th e s ta te nu rsery shipping p erm its live up to th e claim th a t “this stock is to th e best of o u r belief free from d angerious p ests and di seases. Also, he will be in te re ste d in the licensing provisions of the n u rse ry law and in any new j pesls and diseases T he la tte r i s 1 im portant in connection w ith the d e p a rtm e n t’s plant pest and d is - 1 •'se survey program . No change is co n tem p lated in th e p resen t m ethods of handling term in al in spection of p lan ts com ing into the area via com m on carriers. Roaf a g ra d u a te of O regon S ta te College w ith m ajo r stu d i?s in entom ology, is m arried . ’îki.’ ’w : •' : ' v itv-m -.y.ninnrn;.,? Lunautprium BAYVIEW GARAGE A t State Line • Specializing in Radiator Repair ( a l l Sm ith River 330 or Box 1!W Brookings tor delivery service GEO. SHIPLEY, OWNER WHEN YOU SHOP IN COOS BAY Have your car Serviced A t Lou Blanc, Inc. Leave your packages in your car throughout the day COMPLETE SERVICE - FAIR PRICES — Cadillac — Oldsmobile — — Safety-Tested Used Cars — VISIT OUR WHOLESALE ROW LOU BLANC, In c . Across the stre e t from the Post Office in Coos Bay -- 2-r......u:: -.R .: n < s .j i., mu: I a mr,mn im.in...ninittiiinnn ■ ' Take Advantage of This Sensational Savings During This Big TIRE SPECIAL 5-CAY SALE STARTS MOULAT. 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