Illinois Valley News, Thursday. October 13. 1919
Postal Clerk Job
Examinations This Month
Civil service examinations for
appointment as substitute clerks
at Kerby and Selma postoffices
will be held in the postoffice build
ing in Grants Pass at 8:30 a. m.,
Saturday, Oct. 29, the U. S. Civil
Service commission announces.
No specific experience or edu
cation is required but applicants
must take a written test, including
sorting, general knowledge and
ability to follow instructions. They
must be bona fide patrons of the
office in which they seek employ
ment. They must be between 18
and 50 years of age, except in
cases of veterans and some war-
service indefinite employes.
Applicants may obtain applica
tion blanks from their own post-
offices.
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New State Directory
Is Nearing Completion
Oregon’s new state directory,
better known as the "Blue Book,”
is nearing completion and will soon
be ready for distribution. Secre
tary of State Earl T. Newbry ha.-
announced.
The directory contains current
and historical information on all
phases of state and local govern
Prevent Forest Fires
ment, as well as statistical m ater
KEEP OREGON GREEN ial and features of general in
terest to the state. It is distrib
uted without charge to schools and
public offices.
When You Want
Newbry, whose office is directed
by law to compile the book every
two years, reminded persons wish
WATCHES AND JEWELRY
ing to purchase a copy that the
T H A T ARE DEPENDABLE
last legislature increased the
price from 25 to 50 cents to cover
increased costs of printing.
ALWAYS CALL ON
Failure to include the correct
amount with an order is causing
JOHNSON, JEWELER
extra correspondence and delay
he pointed out.
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NAVY LOOKING FOR
HIGH SCHOOL GRADS
The Navy announced recently
that the fourth nation-wide com
petitive examination for its Col
That Lasts A Year
lege Training Program has been
scheduled for December 3, 1949,
and will be open to high school
A SUBSCRIPTION TO
seniors or graduates within the
The Home Newspaper
age requirements. Successful can
didates will be given a four-year
college education at government
Alb erta en u n t
expense and will be commissioned
as officers of the Navy or Marine
From where I s it... f y Jo e M arsh Corps upon graduation.
The program is open to male
citizens of the United States be
tween the ages of 17 and 21. The
students selected by these com
But Curly "Knows
petitive examinations will be as-
| signed to the 52 Naval Reserve
What The Score Is!"
I Officers’ Training Corps units
Was over at Doc Sherman’s drug how the majority felt; Curly was
which are located in various uni
•store listening to the World Series big enough not to insist on his
versities and colleges in the United
on the radio. Curly Lawson wan malted even though he doesn't hap
States. If accepted by the college,
ders in and says: “How about a pen to be fond of baseball.
they will be appointed Midship
chocolate malted. Doc?”
men, U. S. N. R., and will have
From where I sit, willingness to
their tuition, books, and normal
“Sorry, Curly,” says Doc, “can’t respect the other people’s feelings
fees paid for by the government.
make you a malted for a while is important in a Democracy. If
In addition they will receive pay
yet.” “What’s the idea?” Curly we’re tolerant of a person’s like
at the rate of $50.00 a month for
asks, “W ell,” says Doc, “most of for baseball or a glass of temper
the four-year period. Upon grad
the folks want to hear the game ate beer, we’ve come a long way on
and the mixer makes too much the right road . . . the road to a
uation they may be commissioned
noise.” Curly thinks a moment better America, that is!
as officers in the Regular Navy or
and says, “Okay with me, Doc—
Marine Corps and required to
I’ll take a chocolate soda!”
serve on active duty for two years.
At the end of this time they may
This shows how tolerant folks
apply for retention in the Regular
can be. Doc showed his respect for
Navy or Marine Corps, or trans
fer
to the Reserve and return to
Copyright, ¡949, United States Brewers Foundation
THE PRESENT f
O’BRIEN NEWS
Florence Deaton, leader, assist
Fresh Handmade Chocolates,
ed by Mrs. Henry will be pleased Creams and Fudge at Badden’s .
By Ruby Thompson
to welcome mothers and new
Norma Burrows, Peggy Love, members at these meetings held
Mae Hearing and Julia Williams, in the Auxiliary room on Thurs
attended Teachers Institute at day from 4:30 to 5:30 p. m.
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Klamath Falls last week end.
Troop No. 3 is planning an init
The O’Brien Missionary Circle iation and troop award program
of the Community church met for Friday, October 14 at 7:30 p.
with Mrs. Burton on Wednesday. m., at Kerby school.
Guests will be the sponsor and
Bill Thatcher returned from Los committee members of this troop.
Angeles but Mrs. Thatcher is re World friendship pins will be pre
maining for a longer visit with sented to each member and Scout
their daughter and family.
TRACY’S STEAK HOUSE
pins given to visiting guests. A
specific feature will be the dram a
Grants Pass
Ted Webb, Marie and Charles tization skit that the troop will
Floyd, returned from Arkansas present over K l’IN November 1 in
and other southern points this honor of Girl Scout Week, time to
week.
be announced later.
A closed membership will be de
cided a t this meeting and girls
GIRL SCOUT
wanting to join should be at this I
A C TIV ITIE S
meeting for particulars. Refresh- i
ments will he served by Lee Car
Troop No. 93 held two meetings son, leader, and Assistant Leader,
this season with good attendance. Barnette Smith.
New members are Delores
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Booth, Joan Smith and Moonyeen
Deaton.
Woodchuck Nuisance
Officers for the Troop are Alice
W oodchucks are nuisances on any
Blanchard, president; Joan Yan- (arm o r pasture. M a n y a head of
dell, vice president; Joan Smith, livestock has broken its leg by step
secretary; Noreen Deaton, treas ping in to one o f these holes. The
mounds o f d ir t around the holes in
urer and Jean Chappell, scribe.
te rfe re w ith fa rm m a ch in e ry. These
A Hallowe’en party by the girls anim als destroy a c e rta in am ount
of the Troop to entertain United af g ra in but th e ir m a in dam age
Scout Troops will be the evening s done in th e ir bin-row ing.
WE SPECIALIZE IN
of October 28th, at the Legion
FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT
hall.
MOTOR TUNEUP
MOTOR REBUILDING
BRAKES — WELDING
civilian life.
TELEPHONE
GENERAL REPAIRS
Clarence Hagen, principal of
Grants Pat*
SATISFACTION
Kerby high school, who is acting
GUARANTEED
as the Navy’s local civilian repre
sentative, will be pleased to pro
vide specific information about
IS H A M ’S
the program, including the time
FAST
MOVERS
and place of the competitive ex
About BEKIN VAN LINES
amination, the method of making
DOYL HAMILTON
System Freight Service
application, and the specific age
Convene Freight Service
Selma, Oregon
and scholastic qualifications.
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This should be
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It will give
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Come in and watch this marvelous machine in operation, and you
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The operation costs so little, you cannot afford not having this im
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