Friday, Aug,
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SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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trailer steersman on a load of 80- fatal accidents reported in Oregon
foot piling fell asleep and was during the first half of this year
killed when his end of the load
occurred on heavily traveled high
went into a ditch.
ways, statistics reveal.
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Oregon’s motor vehicle death
rate per 100,000,000 vehicle miles
was 10 7 for the first six months
of 1939. This was a continuation
of the downward trend noted last
Boulevard and Morton Street«
year when the rate for the first
A TAIL LIGHT which is not six months was 10 8.
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Morning preaching service, 11
functioning
properly
may
Thirty-seven per cent of the o’clock. L. D. Westfall, guest
cause a Serious accident, Earl
Snell, secretary of state, warned
this week Three cars involved in
fatal accidents during the first
six monUis of 1939 were found to
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have faulty tail lights
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Drivers in the 25-39 age group
were more often involved in traf
fic accidents than any other age
group. There were 10,123 accident
drivers in this age group during
the first six months of 1939 This
was 32 per cent of ail the drivers
reporting accidents in Oregon dur
ing that period.
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Ix-avlng your car parked In a
roadway is like wearing a sign
labeled "kick me.” In both cases,
something is pretty certain to
happen and in the case of the car,
it is likely to be involved in an
accident. There were 549 cars thus 1
involved in accidents during
first six months of 1930.
Congregational
Church
preacher.
Subject,
"Abundant
Grace.”
Evening worship will consist of
the union service at the Presby
terian church, L. D. Westfall
preaching on “Be Ready.”
525.00 REWARD
will be paid for any corn Great
Christopher Corn and Callous
Remedy cannot remove!
EAST SIDE PHARMACY
Cold Desserts Are Easy!
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With 96 persons enrolled
opening night,
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the traffic safety
driving school sponsored in Salem
by Earl Snell, secretary of state,
was the largest single driving
school in the history of the move-
merit in Oregon. Safe driving is
emphasized throughout the work
in the schools.
III flic I.n(In-Ainerii an Court on Trrnnuri« Island nation« to the
■Miutli oí t'liltrd Sinica have proi
( nilfurnia World*« Fair visitors
with nil the mliir ami romance of their respective countries. At the
right are level) amurllua of il>- Methan Pavilion. At the left I« the
I I Saltador Pavilion, featuring one of the beat marimba band« In
the Murid.
and Oregon who wiah to Inaure
their IMO winter wheat crop must
make application and present
premium ¡myrnent« before Oct 30,
which la the dcadllhe for those
•tales. In northern Idaho it la Oct.
30, but in southern Idaho, Sept. 30
Grower» are required to complete
applications before the crop la
seeded No deadlines have been set
fur acceptance of applications in
IMO spring wheat.
Watch for future developments:
Government agencies are not sat
isfied that the loss of army bomb
ers are mere "accidents." Lot of
fingerprinting is going on in plane
factories and on aviation fields
where lost planes took off.
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estimated at 485,000 jiersons. In
Oregon and Washington several
thousand move into line. Workers
who alreudy havi
■ .•■I lump
payments (which ended their bene
fits) also may be eligible for
monthly pSMfoa uml<i the amend-
«•nt Dlrlc hilVe been npproxi
malely one thousand of these lump
sum payments in the Pacific
not thwMl
It works something like this:
A man who has )»>en making $100
a month sm< <• th<- <>ld age insm
ance was established in 1937, pny-
ing <>m- par < ent ot In.« salat v, and
becomes «5 years old on I>ec. 31.
1939. will l><- «•ntltled to irciiv.
$25 75 monthly while he lives and
his wife, when she reaches «5. will
receive a supplementary payment
of $12.87, making a total payment
of $38 62 If the husband dies after
1M0, the wMow will recent
monthly $19 31 for life.
Another change is that a man
can conUnue working after 65 and
build up his insurance credits as
long as he is in employment MV
ere«i by the program.
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Indicating the necessity for an
intensive campaign for the safety
of elderly pedestrian, Earl Snell
declared that 80 per cent of the
pedestrians killed tn Portland dur
ing the first six months of 1939
were over 55 years of age. Forty-
five per cent were over 65 years
of age.
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Oregon drivers in the 15-24 age
group formed 25 per cent of the
drivers involved in fatal accidents
in the state during the first half
of this year, while last year this
group contributed 27 per cent of
the fatal accident drivers.
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"Asleep on the Seat” is all too
frequently the theme song of Ore
gon drivers, warns Earl Snell. Dur
ing the first six months of 1939
there were 118 drivers involved in
accidents in which falling asleep
at the wheel was a contributing
factor. In an unusual case, the
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Ashland Light Department
“Your SERVICE Department
History Repeats
Bp S. L HUNTLEY
French motion picture pro
ducers are roMiing American
farmers by smuggling films
Into th«* I’M in diplomatic
pouches (untouchable) In or
der to evade payment of cus
toms duties. I’nrt of customs
duties are imed to assist agri
culture and every dollar the
French smugglers avoid pay
ing is a detriment to farmers.
State department diplomats
regard It as a serious faux pas
inasmuch as France is trying
to line up America to aid In
the next wur and there al
ready is criticism that France
<loes not wish to pay a sou
on Its World war debt.
Wheat farmers of Washington |
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With silent, certain Electrical Refrigeration, cold
desserts are easy to prepare, easy to serve
summer salads, refreshing fruit drinks, all are
easy to prepare with an Electric Refrigerator
Too, if you like ice cream, you can store it in
a freezer tray where it will remain frozen in
definitely, use it for several servings
Many
hot months remain in which you will get unusual
service from an Electric Refrigerator. Talk it
over with your dealer now and learn how eco
nomical modern refrigeration can be!
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By C. M. PAYNE