Shortage of Labor
Hinders War Work
with a brilliant
Titten for Misa
cepting it as her
The shoi tage of man power in mak
ing itself felt even in the unskilled
classifications, according to Paul N
Cole, Acting Manager, 11th District.
U. 8,-Civil Service Commission Mr.
Cole recently sent out an urgent call
for male classified laborers for ser
vice at the Puget Sound Navy Yard<<
and in Various other government de
partments whose activitiqi’have been
tremendously increased under pres
sure of war activities.
‘Many persons whose present jobs
are being closed out in industries af
fected by priorities regulations may
find these and other civil service
openings helpful' in maintaining. un
interrupted employment,” Mr. Cole
said. Annual earnings vary from
$1800 to «190 Including overtime.
There are no written tests. Four years
of schooling or 6 months of exper
ience in semi-skilled labor are re
quired. Lower age limit is 18 years.
There is no upper age limit.
Applications are being received by
mail or in person at the 11th District
CiVH Service Commission, 826 P. O.
Bldg., at first or second class post
offices or at U. S. Employment Ser
vice offices.
See an Insurance Man for Insur
ance. Phone 62M. F. R. Bull.
ries, Jruits and vegetables but to
consumers as well.
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Oregon’« 20 traffic fatalities during
April were down 56 per cent from
April, 1841, record, according to Sec-
cretary of State Snell.
By A. L. Lindbeck
The patriotism of Oregon s volun-
_ teer army at harvest hands will Bar ■
put to the acid test within the next
week or so when a call wiU go
out for more than 50,000 men, women
and children, mostly in family groups,
to harvest what is expected to be one
of the largest berry crops western
Oregon has experiened in recent
years.
In turning thumbs down on Gov
ernor Sprague’s plea for • second
term, the voters of Oregon have run
true to form.
Not since Governor
Withycombe was re-elected in 1918
—24 years ago—has this honor been
conferred upon a chief executive of
this state. Incidentally Withycombe
is the only republican to have been
elected to a second term ax governor
since statehood. In that period of
According to L. C-. file11, Oregon 84 years
___ only four governors have
Judy Canova In New
Comedy At Roxy
Thun., Fri., Saturday
lambs $15.00 to 13.90; medium to
good, $11.50 to 12.75; common «.90
to 10.90. Slaughter ewes, good to
choice «.00 to 5.50. Shorn lambs
«.90 to 10.29.
With a super-abundance of laugh
ter, good humored gayety and light
hearted music.
Republic’s newest
and C brightest
Judy
Canova,
starter, “SlMpytime Gel,” will be
shown at the Roxy Thursday, Friday
and Saturday.
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Chineee and American
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Il A. M. to 2. A. M.
Phone 119 M.
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We will have a nice selection of Cut Flower», Pet
ted Plante-and Floral Piece» for
For Sale—3-year old saddle horse.
Black; white star in forehead and two
white stockings on hind feet. Will
make 1100 lb. horse. Out at Mare
American Saddle Horse stock and
registered
thoroughbred
Stallion.
Will sell colt, saddle and bridle at
Judy Canova is more than just an $125.00 or trade. Stan Sherwood,
actress, or just a comedienne. She Cire S. W. Motor Co., Coquille, Ore.
is symbolic, of the entire American $__________ —-
way of lift—fu»
good humor and O' ■««'UU-iUJ
courage in the face of any adversity. BY ft BUY EVERYTHING WILL
Her type of humor springs from the
Decoration Day
BERGENS BETTER BLOSSOMS
BE O. K.
BY & BUY EVERYTHING
WILL RE O. K.
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director of the United States employ- been re-elected to that high orwe-~~ham and
ment service, women add students
who registered during recent months
will not be called upon until after the
community labor supply and avail
able migratory workers have been
exhausted. Younger children will be
expected to work only in family
groups or under adequate supervision.
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Valuations of public utilities in
Oregon hhve increased by approxi
mately <12,700,000 in the last ten
months, according to figures released
by the state tax commission. All
____ categories contributed substantially
to the increase with the exception of
express companies and small tele
phone companies. Greatest increase
in valuations is shown by steam rail
roads which Jumped from $138,962,-
349 to $143.692.826. Electric utility
valuations increased from $106,632,-
693 to <110,674,636 and valuations of
electric railroads from $2,902.984 to
$4,461,7«.
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$ex Putnam, state superintedent of
public instruction, has called on all
the pupils in all Oregon schools to
help prepare for a state-wide cele
bration of flag day, July 14, by sug
gesting to parents and neighbors
that each home by supplied with an
American flag and that it be display
ed *an that day at least. Wherever
possible Putnam suggests that the
flags of all the United NMIem be In
cluded in the display.
eggs. Her troubles, and
The other three were democrats—
LaFayette Grover in 1874; Sylvster the bizarre complication in which
Pennoyer in 1890 and George R she finds herself enmeshed, are
real to her fans as their own, i
Chamberlain in 1908. '
she has the faculty, rarely achieved
by a comedian of moving her audi
The Senior Citizens Annuity com
ence from laughter to profound sym
mittee, a group of Salem men inter pathy in a split second of time.
ested in more adequate asistance for
Charlie Chaplin is one of the few
the needy aged, have initiated a
other comedians whose tears art ae
measure providing for a system of
" eff lx U ve as tiicir la ugh ter.
state old age retirement insurance.
Tom Brown adds to his laurels in
The measure, which it is hoped to
present to the voters in November, the top male role, that of the engag
provides for the payment of monthly ing bell hop captain whose love for
retirement Insurance to every resi his fiancee (Mildred Coles) goads him
dent of the state 66 years of age or onward in his attempt to make a
over whose annual income does not radio Prima Donna of Judy which will
exceed $240. The plan would be result in financial returns to her
financed by monthly premiums of backers. Cooperating with the brash
not less than $1 levied against every bellhop in tills enterprise are three
able bodied adult regardless of earn engagingly wacky chefs, Popadopolis,
ings. Persons with large Incomes Petrovitch and Barzumium, played
would pay proportionately more into respectively by Billy Gilbert, Frits
the fund. The amount of retirement Feld end Jay Novello. To this culi
pay would be determined by dividing nary trio goes credit for many a hil
the amount in the insurance fund arious comedy sequence.
each month by the number of appli
cants for retirement pay. In addi
tion to the premium payments from
individuals the state would be re
quired to contribute from its tax
revenues an amount equivalent to
50 cents for each dollar of premium
collected.
Two reports released in Salem
this week reflect the constantly im
proving employment situation. Rec
ords of the employment service show
only 17,533 job applications on file,
the lowest in the history of this de
portment. A year ago there were
33,815 persons seeking jobs through
this agency, nearly double the present
figure. Practically all of the cur
rent job seekers are unskilled work
ers who are not qualified to fit into
the present defense program with in
dustries begging for thousands of
workers to till Jobs. At the same time
the Unemployment
compensation
commission reported that April bene
fit payments totalled only $202,568,
or 26 per cent under payments for
April, 1941. Benefit payments for
the current year to date are reported
at seven per cent below those for the
first four months of 194J.
At least three prominent members
of Oregon’» official family have been
granted leaves of absence during the
past week In order -to join Unole
Sam’s armed forces. Win C. Clark,
chief clerk in the Salem office of the
state liquor control commission, has
been commissioned a first lieutenaht
in the administrative branch of the
army air corps; Francis T. yade, an
assistant to Attorney General Van
Winkle since 1934, has been called
to active duty as a captain in the
army; Sidney George, chief claim In
spector tor the Industrial accident
commission, has been commissioned a
first lieutenant of military police in
the marine corps. George, a veteran
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of the first World War, has been with
When the legislature of 1929 en
the commission for more then 20
acted a law providing for the serving
years.
of summons against non-resident mo-
Governor Sprague has appealed to torists involved in automobile acoi-
Leon Henderson, "director of the of dents through the secretary of state,
fice of prioe administration, for a re the law makers left a gaping loop
laxation in his price freezing order hole through which one California
Cannery operators have complained
that, because of increased wages and
ma’terial costs they will be unable to
operate under the price freezing or
der which fixes the price of their
product at the 1841 level. The gov
ernor pointed out In his telegram
to Henderson that suspension of can
nery operations would not only be a
very serious blow to producers of ber
Pardee of Susanville. California, re
fused to'accept service of summons
through the secretary of state on the
ground that he was not the owner of
the car which he was driving at the
time of the accident. This contention
was upheld by the state supreme
court last week in an opinion in
which it was held that the act of
1928 aplled only to non-resident au-
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Other members of the cast who
acquit themselves well are Harold
Huber, Ruth Terry, Sklnnay Ennis,
Jerry Lester, Jimmy Ames and 4
Elisha Cook, Jr.
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Al Rogell directed under Associ
ate Producer Albert J. Cohen.
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See gour 0. K. Rubber Welder» Tire Shop for the
Beet Tire new» »ince tire rationing
We’re not Foolin’
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0. K. Rubber Welders Tire Shop
410 S. Hall St., Phone 30
Coquille, Oregon ?
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Portland Livestock
Market Report
The following quotations are baaed
on prices being paid in Monday’s
trading:
CATTLE—Good grain-fed steers
$12 35 to 13.29. Good grain-fed heif
ers <11.90 to 12.25. Good beef cows
$8.50 to 10,00, medium «.79 to 8.29,
common $7-90 to 1.98, canned «.00
to 7,00. Bulls, medium to good «.50
to 10.50 few to $11.00 and over, com
mon $3 90 to 9f5, VMtors, good to
choice <14.00 to $15.00, odd head
$1540.
HOGS—Good to choice carlots
<14.90; 170 to 919 lb. truckins «449
to 14.40; 230 to 289 lb. butchers 13.29
to 13.79; lightweight butchers $13.00
to 19.50; packing sows <10.00 to 11.06.
Feeder pigs $18.90 to 13.90.
SHEEP Good to choice spring
tomobile owntoe.
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of bat
porta«
the d
Pre-elAtion
of a 40 per
cant vote were approximately cor
rect as revealed by Friday’s voting,
with the republicans polling slightly
more than SO per cent of their regis
tration because of the greater inter
est In the gubernatorial contest and
the democrats slightly less than 30
per cent of their
The largest armory in thé west.. . , . this $4,000,000
building has 32,000 square feet of wood flooring
and timber Lamella roof!
Timber
geared
to war-time production
Twenty-two items on the critical list are made of wood or wood products.
And in addition, timber products provide most of the construction and
housing for both armed forces and war industries.
trucks bring timber from Oregon’s hills to Ore-
Electricity is helping keep Oregon's mills operating in this war-time
production. There’s no place in today’s picture for inefficient, time-killing,
out-moded machines
It’s up to us to furnish electric power, day and night, for these war-time
operations in the areas we serve . . - a job we’re proud to have-and ajob
we’ll do well.
MOUNTAIN STATES POWER COMPANY