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THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, JULY 31, 1931 THE NEWMOTOR VEHICLE LAWS Questions and Answers of Pertinent Interest to Auto Drivers. The following list of questions and answers are from the 1931 edition of motor vehicle laws of the State of fircKrmri nnrl Bra (nmnitai1 lrw Vi n Cad. J i V' O J W KI J fill. MVV- retary of State especially for per sons applying for driver's licenses, though much information may be gained from perusal by qualified drivers and chauffeurs. Editor. The page number and section num ber following each answer refers to page and section in the Motor Ve hicle Laws. 1. Q. What persons are exempt from buying operators' licenses? , Ans. Persons driving or operating a road roller, road machinery or any farm tractor or implement of hus bandry, temporarily drawn, moved, or propelled on the highways. Persons in the service of the army navy or marine corps, furnished with a driver's permit and when operating an official motor vehicle in such ser vice. - , Nonresidents over the age of 16 who have been duly licensed else where, and have said valid license in their immediate possession. (Page 86, section 3.) 2. Q. Can a nonresident, whose op erator's or chauffeur's license has been revoked in another state, oper ate in Oregon? Ans. No. (Page 87, section 4, sub division c.) 3. Q. How old must a person be to obtain: (a) Student permit? Ans. 14 years. (Page 87, section 5.) (b) Operator's license? Ans. 16 years. (Page 87, section 5.) (c) License to drive a school bus? Ans. 18 years. (Page 89, section 6.) (d) ChaufFeur's license? Ans. 18 years. Page . 87, section 5.) ' (e) License to drive a public pas senger bus? Ans. 21 years. (Page 89, section 6.) 4. Q. Can a nonresident operate a car licensed in this state? Ans. Yes, if he hag, in his im mediate possession a license issued to him in his home state. No, if his state requires a license and he has never obtained one. Ex cept, any nonresident over 16 years of age, from a state not requiring a li cense, may operate a car which has been duly registered for the current calendar year in the state or county of which the owner is a resident, for a period of not more than 90 days in any one year. He may be required to prove lawful possession or the right to operate such motor vehicle and establish his proper identity. No, if his license is suspended or revoked. , Example: A friend from a state that does not require a license may operate your car if your car is pro perly licensed by you in the state where you reside. Can a resident of Oregon use in Oregon a car licensed in another state? No. (Page 40.) - 5. Q. Who is a nonresident? Ans. Every person who is not a resident of this state. 6. Q. What is a student permit? Ans. A special permit issued to persons over the age of 14 to operate over the highways as a means of transportation to and from any school, college or other educational institution. (Page 87, section 5a.) 7. Q. May an operator or a chauf feur whose license has been suspend ed or revoked obtain a new license? No Not during the period for which the license is suspended or until the expiration of one year after - such license is suspended or until the ex piration of one year after such li cense was revoked. (Page 88, sec tion 5b, and section 27, page 98.) 8. Q. Can an habitual drunkard or a person addicted to the use of narcotic drugs obtain a license? Ans. No. (Page 88. section 5c.) 9. Q. Can a person afflicted with, or Better Breakfasts ST PERHAPS you are particular overly so early In the morn ing. And possibly you are a bit proud of being difficult to please. You would like to breakfast at an interesting table, cheerful with sunshine and flowers, and have placed before you berries from your own, or neighboring bushes, grilled fish from far Norway or the blue Pacific, preserves of quince such as delighted ancient Greek and Roman emperors. Not so difficult Nor do you de mand too much, in this age of convenience. ; There are new and Inexpensive table linens of rough weave for breakfast settings. Choose one of sunny quality which gives a mellow charm to the table ; and place your bowl of flowers or compote of fruit at one side of the table, instead of In the center, for a change. Foods from far and near have come in your market-basket, and they are at their best in this dietetic and delightful menu: Ready-to-Eat Cereal With Fresh Red Raspberries Grilled Sardines Toast Quince Preserves Hot Beverage . Grilled Sardines: Saute1 the con tents of two 3-ounce cans of sar dines gently in their own oil. Spread six slices of toast very thinly with prepared mustard. Lay on the sardines and garnish with slices of lemon. This serves six persons. P THE TELEPHONE stands ready to serve you in the ordinary affairs of life and in emer gencies. In the dead of night, it will summon a physician. Men transact a greater part of their business over it. Women use it constantly to save steps and time.1 . It helps to make this a united, more active, more efficient nation.1 - yet it costs but a few cents a day. The Pacific Telephone And Telegraph Company suffering from, any physical or men tal disability or disease which might affect the operation by him of a mo tor Vehicle, obtain a license? Ans. Not unless the applicant can demonstrate personally hat he is a proper person to operate a motor ve hicle. The secretary of state may re quire a certificate, signed by a pro per authority; a restricted license may be issued. (Page 89, section 5f.) 10. Q. Can any person who is un able to understand highway warning or direction signs in the English lan guage be granted a license ? Ans. No. (Page 89, section 5e.) 11. Q. How may a person who does not know how to drive gain the neces sary experience to" get a license? Ans.Upon application for an oper ator's license by an inexperienced driver, the examiner may issue a 60 day permit which will permit the applicant to operate a car when ac companied by a licensed operator who is actually occupying a seat beside the driver. (Page 90, section 7.) 12. Q. How and where must appli cation be made for an operator's li cense? Ans. Upon approved form of ap plication . furnished by the secretary of state and before an authorized ex aminer at designated points in the state. (Page 90, section 8a.) 13. Q. What would you do if you lost your operator's or chauffeur's li cense? Ans. A duplicate will be issued up on furnishing satisfactory proof to the secretary of state that such li cense has been lost or destroyed and upon the payment of a fee of 25c for dpplicate operator's license and $1.00 for duplicate chauffeur's license. (Page 93, section 14.) 14. Q. Where must you keep your operator's license while driving? Ans. In your immediate possession. (Page 93, section 15.) 15. Q. When does a chauffeur's li cense expire? . Ans. On June 30 of each year. (Page 94, section 16b.) 16. "Q. How may your operator's or chauffeur's license be affected by the ruling of a court having jurisdiction over the violation of the motor vehicle laws? Ans. A record of convictions will be endorsed on the back of the license ROUND-UP WILL BE NO HOLD UP Rooms to Rent at Maximum v Price of $2.50 and Are Being Listed. Pendleton. A Pendleton business man had put up a Round-Up guest in his home. Each discovered that the other had spent time in Alaska and the Yukon in the gold rush days. As is the way when two Sourdoughs meet, the story-telling was on. . The general topic turned to high prices that prevailed in those days beyond the Circle. Said the visitor: "I mind paying a miner a dollar a loaf for two loaves of bread." . "Did he live in a cabin on Such and Such creek?" asked the business man, with growing excitement. "Yes. Why? Do you know him?" "Well, yes. I was the miner." That sort of thing is bound to hap pen when a community's citizens open their homes to provide accommoda tion for a throng several times the city's population. Last year more than 1200 rooms were listed at the Round Up accommodation headquarters. The headquarters staff is now in specting and listing rooms for the 22nd annual Round-Up scheduled for August 27, 28 and 29, and reserva tions for such rooms are already com ing in. Many letters ask rooms in homes in which the writers stayed at previous shows, for warm friendships have grown up between host and guests. "Make your reservations now," is the accommodation staff's warning, and also, "First come, first served." A maximum price of $2.50 a room has been set and no room will be list ed unless the .host agrees to that stipulation. The Round-Up has also acted to prevent possible overcharging ' else where during the show. Proprietors of hotels, lodging houses, restaurants by the court and a record made in the )a"d stores have given$100 bonds with secretary of state's office. otid court may also recommend the suspension or revocation of an operator's or chauffeur's license. (Page 97, section 30.) 17. Q. For what reasons must the secretary of state revoke an oper ator's or chauffeur's license? Ans. (a) The secretary of state shall forthwith revoke the license of any person upon receiving a record of the conviction of such person of any of the following crimes: ' 1. Manslaughter resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle. 2. Driving a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs. 3. Perjury or the making of a false affidavit to the secretary of state under' this act or any other law of this state requiring registration of motor vehicles or regulating their operation on highways. 4. Any crime punishable as a felony under the motor vehicle laws of this state or any other felony in the com mission of which a motor vehicle is used. 5. Conviction or forfeiture of bail upon three charges of reckless, driv ing all within the preceding 12 months. 6. A conviction-of a driver of a motor vehicle," involved in an acci dent resulting in the death or injury of another person, upon a charge of failing to stop and disclose his iden tity at the scene of the accident. (Page 94, section 18a.) (b) The secretary of state, upon re ceiving a record of the conviction of any person upon a charge of operat ing a motor vehicle while the license of such person is suspended or re voked, shall immediately extend the period of such first suspension or re vocation for an additional like period. 18. Q. When may your license be suspended or revoked? Ans. The secretary of state may im mediately suspend the license of any person without hearing and without receiving a record of conviction of such person of crime whenever the secretary of state has reason to be lieve: 1. That such person has committed any offenses for the conviction of which mandatory ! revocation of li cense is provided in section 18. 2. That such person has, by reck less or unlawful operation of a motor vehicle, caused or contributed to an accident resulting in death or injury perty damage. 3. That such person is incompetent to drive a motor vehicle or is afflict ed with mental or physical infirmities or disabilities rendering it unsafe for such person to drive a motor vehicle upon the highways. 4. That such person is an habitual reckless or negligent driver of a mo tor vehicle or has committed a serious violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state. (Page 95, section 19.) 19. Q. What recourse does an oper ator have if his license is suspended ? Ans. " He will be afforded an oppor tunity of a hearing before the secre tary of state in the county where he resides. (Pag 95, section 19a.) (To be Continued) ; Farm Board Storage 'vv.; Coping with a surplus from other years andan incoming tide of toew wheat, the Farmers National Grain corporation has multiplied its stor age facilities. the agreement that they will be for feit if overcharging is proved. Meanwhile those in charge of the Round-Up and Happy Canyon, the night show with its pageant, frontier games and dance, are at work on their programs. Here is the calendar of most im portant pre-Round-Up events: August 5 Two carloads of Texas longhorns will arrive to furnish pro per competition for ropers and bull doggers. August 10 Bucking trials will start at the Round-Up paddock. For these .try-outs all the cowboys, real or mail-order, turn out from Pendle ton and all the country round. August 15 That night Pendleton becomes a cowtown and stays that way until after the Round-Up. The celebration starts with a night range costume parade and closes with a dance in Happy Canyon. Firefighters Concentrate On Fires in Two States Armies of fighters from Idaho and Montana converged on the Deer creek forest fire which had charred 25,000 acres and was roaring out of control before a brisk wind. Nearly 600 men recruited from Idaho were attempting to trench it on the Idaho front, 25 miles north east of Bonners Ferry, and pack trains were sent in from the Montana side. Fighters were mobilized in Kalispell and other Montana towns, the forest office at Missoula reported. Airplane scouts, hampered by the heavy black smoke pall that covered the Yaak river drainage area, the largest in the region, but it was speeding northeasterly. The rugged, mountainous and rocky terrain made trenching difficult, and marshals said control - was out of sight. Great stands of merchantable white, yellow and lodge-pole pine and larch were being destroyed. Fires raged over a dozen fronts in other sections of north Idaho and eastern Washington. The town of Loon lake was wiped out and the fire swept on toward summer resorts on the lake. Telephone' and telegraph lines were destroyed. The lone Lum ber company mill was threatened for a time but 100 fighters checked the blaze arid little valuable timber was burned. Most other fires were small and little good timber was damaged. to any ether person or serious pro- Smut in Washington perty damage. -r nn i r vvueai iause ui fires Numerous big grain field fires in Eastern Washington have been caus ed from smut during the past few weeks. A large acreage in Walla Walla and Whitman counties has been lost by fire since harvest began. Members of the harvest crew cn the Frank Porter farm near Prescott, were burned about the hands and face Friday when they rescued the mules hitched to a combine which caught fire. The flames spread rapidly and the mules as well as the men were singed by fire. Greater damage would have resulted to the Porter crop had not the crew acted prompt ly. ;. Start Prune Harvest Prunes, the second major crop of the Walla Walla valley will start be ing harvested about August 15. 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The six sizes of the New McCormick Deering fit every need "from one cow to a hundred." You are bound to like this new machine. We will demonstrate here or on your farm with no obligation to you. ROGERS & GOODMAN Eastern Farmers 200 Strong, Coming to Coast Eastern farmers, the difficulties which attend the agricultural indus try notwithstanding, are pooling $80, 000 vacation fund and 200 of them are about to begin a tour through the northwest and Pacific northwest, ac cording to passenger traffic officers of the Northern Pacific Railway. This unique party, which will num ber in excess of 200 persons, will leave the east early next week on a special train. It is sponsored bv the Northern Pacific passenger depart ment and the Pennsylvania Farmer Magazine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Each in dividual in the party will expend $400 for this vacation tour. The first ston in the northwest will be Bismark, N. JJ., where the vacationists will detrain and motor to Mandan, where the Sioux Indians will offer an entertain ment at noon, July 31. Motor trips and other entertainment en route west have been scheduled for Ravalli, Mont., and Yakima, Wash., the apple and fruit raising center. The special train will arrive at Portland, Saturday, August 8. Lost Girls Return to Their Mountain Camp Miss Evelyn Warren, 19, and Miss Ramona Young, 15, Walla Walla girls who were lost for 24 hours from the camp of Rev. and Mrs. Brown War ren, parents of Evelyn, near Cold Springs in the Langdon lake section of the Blue mountains, returned Mon day at about one o'clock, tired and hungry, but otherwise the girls were none the worse for the experience. Miss Young is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Young of Walla Walla. Miss Dolly Warren, 16-year-old sister of Evelyn, and the two girls started out Sunday afternoon to pick huckleberries, and the group became separated, Dolly being the last one to see the lost pair. , Sheriffs of two counties, Boy Scouts from Camp Rotary, and many friends of the girls and their families aided in the search. The girls made their way back to camp without being found by the searchers. CHRISTIAN CHURCH Mr. Sias' pulpit theme Sunday morning next will be "The Anchor of the Soul." A hearty welcome to all who come, mmmm V union racihc i ram m mployees.. m a 9-million-dollar Market for OREGON UnION PACIFIC employees la Oregon were paid $9,147,034 In salaries and wages dur ing 1930. More than three thousand four hun dred families, a total of 20,719 people, received their support from Union Pacific. Think what that means to Oregon's home market to the development of her growing industries to the consumption of her agricul tural products. 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