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Page 2, Register-Guard. Eugene. Ore., Frl Aug. B, 1948 because of shortages of castings, indicated it had no immediate plans for recalling the 20,000 workers now idle. Another 9000 workers will be idled by a one-week closing, com mencing Friday night, of the Pack ard Motor Car Co. assembly lines and the Briggs Manufacturing Co. Conner Avenue plant. Briggs makes bodies for Packard. About 3500 Lincoln Motor Car Co. employes, idle for several days Hudson Motor Car Co.. which because of a supplier s strike, have closed its assembly lines last week1 not yet been recalled. Auto Workers Ideal Soon DETROIT W At least 32,500 Detroit area auto workers will be idle next week because of mater ials shortages. Production, .meanwhile, prob ably will suffer a drop of more than 10,000 passenger cars, WANTED EXPERIENCED TIRE RETREADER Good Pay and Working Conditions WYATTS 0 101 West Broadway Eugene, Ore. if Army Engineers Start Building In U S, OverseasPossessions WASHINGTON U.R) Army Engineers announced Friday that work will begin immediately on more than $65,000,000 in new mili tary construction in the United States and overseas possessions. The list does not include air force construction. In all, Congress authorized $151,000,000 In the cur rent fiscal year for new (Army and Air Force) projects. Housing Work Congress also authorized the en gineers to spend $32,700,000 on work already under way in Alaska, Guam and Okinawa. This is mostly housing. !v The program, both new and con tinuing construction, calls for work Tot Weathers Rough Night fOR SALE KNOTTY PINE PONDOBOSA PINE, SUGAR PINE 2x12 ROUGH LUMBER $50 per M At Mill Write Box 143 Junction City, Ore. or Phone 100-W Oregon Gets Forest Funds SALEM (U.R Oregon received a $100,000 cut in its share of the Clark-McNary federal forest funds j for the current iiseai year, ine State Forestry Department . said Friday. 1 The state's allotment has been fixed at $761,469. Last year Ore gon's share was $863,817. Other western states also received cuts. The department said the cut was due to a material increase in pro tection funds that have been made available by the southern states which made it possible for the southern states to qualify for more federal money, and conse quently, resulted in less for west ern states to share. in 27 states and 10 overseas areas. Most of the $65,000,000 for new construction went to Alaska for Droiects totaling $40,907,085. About $63,400,000, or 42 per cent of total construction funds, will be shivering spent on housing. Operational facilities will get $64,900,000 or 43 per cent. Emergency Work Emergency construction ac counts for $22,700,000, or 15 per cent. Out of the $151,000,000 for new construction, $65,679,300 is for army projects and $85,420,700 for air force construction. The Army program includes: Colorado Fitziimons General Hospital, Denver, family units. $324,760. New Mexico White Sands proving ground, $3,525,100. Washington Fort Lewis, fam ily units, $2,131,632. Alaska $40,907,085. Hawaii $2,692,585. Marianas $2,700,000. Philippine Islands Clark-Stot-senberg area, $669,300. Puerto Rico Fort Brooks, $161, 000; Fort Buchanan, $150,000; Henry Barracks, $576,200. Guam $600,000. ZANESVILLE, Ohio U.R A three-year-old boy, trapped all night without clothes in barbed wire and vines in a cornfield, was reported in good condition follow ing his rescue early Friday. A pet collie led searchers to the youngster, jerry use Huffman, who was trapped in a barbed wire fence with grade vines wrapped around his neck. The wire and the vines had held the boy in such a position that he had to spend the night on his hands and knees, unable to move tn n more comfortable position. Hospital officials here said the tot had suffered exposure in the unusually cold August tempera ture, but that otherwise he seemed to have come through the exper ience with little more than a few scratches. He was given a warm bath, fed warm milk and placed under the care of a nurse. Blasting Caps Injure Youth Dean Streetor, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde aireeior.j wasn., would be turned over with has lost most of his left hand and; out cost to those cities under leeis. ! faces the possible losi of sight in lation proposed Friday by the four Senalors Propose Housing Delivery ti nve war housing projects in or near Portland, Ore., and Vancomw "oked, t'.C1 1 meat. ' '", SUNDAY SCHOOL -RALLY & PICNIC - BETHANY CHURCH Franklin, Oregon Sunday, August 8th Basket Lunch & Afternoon Rally In Church Yard Seven Neighboring Sunday Schools Participating ' Anna Douglas Friend Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Douglas Friend, former resident of Reedsport, who died July 31 at Fort Wayne, Indiana, will be held Saturday at z p.m. at me unger Chapel, Reedsport, with interment in the Reedsport Masonic Ceme tery. Graveside services will be conducted by Martha Chapter No. 48, Order of Eastern Star, Gardiner, of- which she was a member for many years. Mrs. Friend was born Anna Prahser at Stockton, Calif., Jan. 27. 1889. She lived at Reeds. port many years before moving to Port Orford and then to Fort Wayne. She is survived by her widower, Charles Friend, Fort Wayne; four sons, John Douglas, with the U.S. Coast Guard at Port Angeles, Wash., Donald Douglas, Seward, Alaska, Bruce Douglas, North Bend and Joe Douglas, Port Or ford; a daughter in Reedsport, and three brothers and a sister. Special Music Visiting Orchestra Inspirational Singing Chalk Artist Rally Speakers Bring Your Lunch or Stay All Day, or loin Us After Your Morning Church Service EVERYONE WELCOME Richfield Company Profits Reported LOS ANGELES U.R A profit of $8,489,525 was reported Friday by the Richfield Oil Corp. for the first six months of the year. The amount equaled $2.12 per share. A 76-cent increase over the same 'period last year. Profit for the first six months of 1947 was $5,438,807. Property In Oregon Assessed Over Million SALEM (P) The assessed valuation of all property In Ore gon is at an all-time record of $1,401,429,535, State Tax Com missioner Wallace S. Wharton said Friday. The total is 55 per cent more than in 1937. John F. Andrews Masonic services for John F. An drews, a long time resident of this vicinity who died at his home in Portland August 3 following a long iilnpss. will be held Sunday at 1:30 n.m. at the Unger Chapel with interment in Scottsburg ipmetfrv. Mr. Andrews was born Oct. 24, 1878. near Gardiner and lived in this vicinity most of his life. When pomnelled to retire from active work because of poor health, Mr. and Mrs. Andrews moved to Ban don and later to Portland. Mr. Andrews served in France with the army during World War I and was a member of Reedsport Post No. 62 American Legion and of Aurora Lodge No. 59, A.F. & A.M., of Gardiner, having been present ed a Fifty Year Emblem by that organization on April 18, 1948. He is survived by his widow and two sons, Frank and John L. Andrews, both of North Bend. one eye, oecause laauiig .av were lying along the side of Eleventh Ave. W. Tuesday events- . . ...... Young Streetor is now in r-u- gene Hospital, ano win remain there for some time yet, his doctor stated. Two fingers and part of his thumb were blown off in the accident, and fragments were hlnwn into one eye. The boy, who lives on willow Creek Road, lft. 5, Box 411C, was waiting for his father to come home from work at the Junction of Willow Creek Road and Elev. enth. Two younger boys had gone with him, but their fathers arrived prior to the accident, and took the youngsters away witn inem, The boys were picking up rocks and bottles along the side of. the road when they discovered the detonating caps. The boys played , with them, and Streetor stuffed! some in his pockets. I After the other boys had left,! young Streetor prodded a cap with a three-inch safety pin, I causing the cap to explode. For-i tunately, his father arrived on I the scene about that time, and the ' boy was rushed to a hospital. The box and other caps werei found strewn along the right-of-j way the next day. They were! taken to the city police. I Officers said the caps either were thrown or fell from a mov ing vehicle. Oregon and Washington senators. Ihey presented the proposal as an amendment to the public hous ing bill pending in the Senate. The projects to be delivered to Portland would be Guild Lake 72 acres and 488 housing units' University Homes, 102 acres, and 4UU9 dwellings. inose ror Vancouver aro scriDeo only By numbers: Wash ington 45176, 135 acres and a mm. munity house; Washington 45175 143 acres; Washington 45122, 500 one-family dwellings. iAiimc tit.1 ft , fi which LTiS "";ie ilnui ij"" ui ! Sverjbodj TRAFFIC UP SALEM W) Oregon highway traffic has increased 50 per cent since 1941, and 6 per cent since last year, State Highway Engi neer R. H. Baldocg said Friday The information was compiled from figures obtained at traffic recording stations. We Have Lots of ThemJ SLACKS The Man's Shop East 10th Postoffice Receipts Show July Increase Eugene Postoffice Friday re ported better than 15 per cent in crease in postal receipts during the month of July, compared with the same month in 1947. Receipts during July last year totaled $36,809.76. Last month they had climbed to $42,420.60. FOR FOOT TROUBLES See Eugene's leading Foot Spe cialist Dr. Handshuh, 874 Wil lamette. Phone 308. 18 years in Eugene. Examination free. O & C Counties Plan Brief On Yield Issue A brief citing the urgency of a solution to the controversial sustained yield cooperative unit question is being prepared by the Association of O and C Counties, accarding to Lane . County Com missioner Walter Holland. It will be presented to the Senate sub committee hearing in September. Returning from an executive session of the group this week in Portland, Holland said he favored the idea of sustained yield units but with adjustments made to prevent the present "monopolistic advantages In it. Air can be made to glow if it Is reduced to very low pressure and if a hieh vnltaee electrical dis charge is passed through it. Electric Water Heater Smith Way Permaglass Empire Porcelain Lined (20 YEAR WARRANTY) ' Thermador t Seidelhuber HEAVY GALVANIZED BARKER ELECTS! 1070 Lawrence (Friendly Service) EASY TO PARK Phom Home's Underpinnings Damaged By Blaze The underpinnings of the W. Hargreaves home at 1025 River Road were damaged by fire Thurs day night, after a blaze apparently started from defective wiring. Firemen sent one truck and three men, who used 300 gallons from the booster pump to extin guish the blaze. The home owners did not have a damage estimate Friday. 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