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i) fage 4, Register-Guard1, Eugene, Ore., gun., Aug. 1, 1948 ODsl) (061 0W- 3 BP If You Didn't, Get a Simmons Mattress Tomorrow at STERLING'S ...AND SLEEP-LIKE THIS MONDAY NICHT , sou Beautyrest Mattress.. $59.50 Beautyrest Box Spring $59.50 HERE'S WHY THE SIMMONS BEAUTYREST PUTS YOU TO SLEEP &(((& , 1 isLlSWHk yJLi. Individual Springs! 837 individually-pocketed springs each act separately i eliminates sags and hallows, buoyantly cushions your back. Torture Tested! In "torture tests" Beautyrest lasted far longer than any other mattress proves long lasting "sleep" quality. i : v Phone Sterling tomorrow or come to either of our two stores and order a Beauty- ' . rest delivered. Only $5 down. 10-Year Cuarantee 033313 Woman Sues Doctors Alleging Negligence A $30,000 suit for damages was filed in the county courthouse Saturday by Paula Milne alleging "negligence" in the performance of an abdominal operation by two local doctors. Defendants named are Drs. Wil liam H. Chapman and H. E. Lamb who, the plaintiff claims, per formed and abdominal operation on her in a local hospital in Aug., 1948, and left a hemostat within her abdomen which was later re moved in a second operation in June, 1948. The plaintiff alleges permanent scarring and injury and extreme pain during the period between the two operations. The amount asked is for general damages. (Story on Page 1) KEEPING AREAS of Eugene's fast-Increasing de mands for electric power, the Eugene Water Board and the Bonneville Power Administration will put new facilities In use Sunday to augment the local delivery of federal power. The huge transformers shown at right above will be put in operation to re place the smaller units seen at left. More than trebling the capacity of the BPA's Eugene substation, these transformers will permit delivery approximately 20,000 kilowatts of electrical energy from the federal power system. The previous maximum delivery that could be made through the Eugene sub station waa around 12,000 kilowatts. (Staff photo, Wiltshire engraving). Labor Cost Study Results Reported Labor costs Involved in putting a house together in Eugene are neither the highest nor the lowest In the nation, but about half way in between. One hour's wages for a brick layer, a carpenter, an electrician, a painter, plasterer, plumber and a building laborer would to tal $14.60 in Eugene. AVAILABLE NOW 1000 feet of 4 INCH BLACK PIPE Plain Ends $1.65 per ft. : BRIGHTER HONES STORE 858 Pearl Phone 6088 A LOAN FRO N OmkIc payMnf oo cash you neeo to cImq up bill or debts. ILgM 9 Wt. 1 12 Mo. 1 20 MoT tm i tM siau t .72 m 6U1 30.14 XXI 6 SM 106.08 47.28 30.58 lUpoywwnH on other bant. Of lor other parted, or to proportion. Up to 1500 on outot. (24) IiOuw M-800 ett for., sal, no t BOO u ants Dont borrow unnecessarily, but if loom solves your problem, come la or phone me today. Bob Swennea, YES MAN mr ammo to veo FINANCE CO. T88 WILLAMETTE ST. Phone S040 Bob Swennes, Mgr. Lie Na M-m-s-ue One hour of work by each of the seven tradesmen would cost $15.45 in Phoenix, Arizona, the highest in the West. It would cost $18,873 in Newark, N.J., however, and a low of $11.40 in Charlotte, N.C. Phoenix Highest According to a Department of Labor survey, the labor cost of building a home in a far western city is highest at Phoenix and low est at Salt Lake City. The survey, made as of July 1, covered seven selected building trades in 75 cit ies. It showed far western labor costs were about midway between the highest and lowest for the country. Wage scales for the seven crafts men in Eugene are: bricklayers, $2.50; carpenters, $1.95; electri cians, $2; painters, $1.87; plast erers, $2.50; plumbers, $2.25; and building laborers, $1.52. Other western cities covered by the report ranked In this order af ter Phoenix: San Francisco, $15,398 for one hour of work by the seven tradesmen; Seattle, $15.29; Los Angeles $15,163; Portland, $14. 55; Spokane$14.55; Denver, $14. 41; and Salt Lake City, $13.35. The survey showed the highest hourly wage for bricklayers in the West was $3 at Phoenix and the lowest $2.25 at Spokane and Salt Lake. This compared with the na tional high of $3.20 at New York and the low of $1.75- at Charles ton, S.C. Similar information for the oth er trades surveyed included: Carpenters High of $2.16 at San Francisco and low of $1,825 at Salt Lake; national high $2.90 at Newark and low $1.50 at Charleston, Charlotte and Port land, Me. Plumbers $2.50 at Los Angeles, Seattle and Spokane,-down to $2 at Salt Lake; national high $3 at New York, low $1.75 at York, Pa. Building laborers $1,665 at Seattle 'down to $1,275 at Salt Lake; national high $2.25 at New- ark, low 75 cents at Charleston and Jacksonville, Fla. Cost of hiring the seven trades men in Portland was $14.55, a nickel cheaper than in Eugene. A Direct from My Gardens to You This I A ' ' J7 GLAD BLOOM Sent Right To Your Doorl ' - CHOOSE FROM 6 LAVISH COLORS Pink Red Wh YeW Orange Cream MAGN1FICANT GLADIOLUS SPIKES, be- sna? quVl0,,: rown ,ro NOW Pre-cooIln "d en route icing mtImi 7kM.U. P0M,W 'ure fresh arrival and days of lasting beauty. SHIPPED WITHIN A 600 MILE RADIUS Oregon. Washlngon. Northern California, sen Francisco Bay Area. NOTE: Allow 5 DAYS from date you mall your letter, either to yourself or friends. Specify date of "Special Occasion" arrival on enclosed. Guaranteed to arrive in all their fresh-cut beauty! Shipped ta our iced hamper to atay freah! Money-back guarantee! O Immediate delivery! 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Smith said Saturday that the Fern Ridge and Gottage Grove dams will receive special scrutiny as to quality of water for swim ming purposes and the sanitation facilities at the dam recreation areas. Weather, Drafting Positions Opened Examinations were announced Saturday by the Civil Service Commission for filling meteorolo gist and patent draftsman posi tions.. Meteorologist positions to be filled from the examination pay $2974 a year in the weather bur eau at Washington, D. C, and throughout the country. .The patent drafstman positions. paying salaries ranging from $2498 to $3351 a year, are in Washington, Virginia and Mary land. Detailed information is available from the civil service secretary at Eugene Postoffice. J4ou5eko(d QooL Siotl NEW MODERN CONCRETE (Insurance Arranged) EUGENE TRANSFER & STno BSOVa Willamette ' W. Re The Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand have lost a great portion of their native fauna. 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