Southern Oregon News Review, Ashland, Oregon, Thursday, October 7, 1948
FIRE LOSSES IN JACKSON COUNTY
GIVEN FOR 1947 BY JONES AGENCY
1’lic annual rt|x»rt of the State I ire Marshall for the State of Oregon
lux been published anil a copy of thia report war recently received by S.
t . Jones Sons of the Billings Agency hi Ashland. This insurance firm
has presented to the Newt Review a set of statistics with emphasis
placed on Jackson County.
t he greatest number of insured losses for the State of Oregon were
caused by matches and careless smokers, followed by overheated or
’ defective stoves and furnaces, defective wiring, overheated or defective
chimney flues and hot grease, tar, oil, etc.
Three deaths from burns were
“
reported In Jackson county, two: k“«ollne, kerosene and solvents.
.it Savage crook and
om
In Mod 1
for<|
The greatest number of in ju r
ies resulting from fire In the
state were caused by the use of
1 reported to II m
Insurance companies 37 claims
from Ashland resulting In a total
loss of $13,334. This does not in
clude uninsured losses. In Med-
at/tm!.
— if th at
CLEANING
FLUID
burns!
( ’leaning at home with hensine or gasoline? You’re
inviting the u n d ertaker. . . for the smallest flame or
Spark can explode even the invisible fumes!
I f you mutt use cleaning fluids that are flammable,
do it outside your house never inside.
M isuse o j J lam m able J lu id i
causes m ore than 50,1100 Jires
>3?
every year. A word to the wise
may save a life . . . y o u rtl
S.C. Jones & Sons
Ashland. Oregon
B IL L IN G S A G EN C Y
232 W att 5th
Phone 7568
Medford .Oregon
Main & Oak
Ph. 8781
D EPEN D A B LE
IN SU R A N C E COUNSELORS
ford there were 96 claims with
u total loss of $79,852. According [
to available census figures Med-1
ford has a little over twice the |
population of Ashland, yet flre i
losses were five times greater— I
a little plug tor Ashland.
N inety-two Insured rural and
farm claims were reported In
Juckson county with a total loss
of $199,885. The average amount
of each
loss for
unprotected
* i b :, t C M U B tH o r c m s i b ï ,
•C U IT IS T
buildings in Jackson county was
Pio neer Avenue. H u ulh
better than three times larger
Hum luy, O c to b e r 10
than for Ashland or Medford, <•'<< k. H .it.J.. 1 , 0 , Hln. D is. us. u ii'l
l i e n t h Iti iil 'i
pointing out the advantages a f
Ii11l1l.11 T . x l
I ’ h m I i i i 30:2. i» L o rd
forded by our efficient fire de ln> Goil, | 1 r i i i l u nin Un-.., a m i tiim i
I i i i m I l u i i l i i l |,„
partments.
Hum lay School 9 30 M.111.
In Ashland, 29 claims were for
W Kilue .iJay e v e io u a m e e tin g , wbl* li
tMHtimonlee
ut
( 'h rlk iia n
dwellings and apartments, five lm Im u
H’ i” **o lieuling . In held a l & o'clo.-k
were mercantile and office build
H iil i i n , ü rom u opnii d a ily Iro in 2
ings, and three were hotels, room ■o •* k m •■** *-pt H uudaya un il |,« ll-
ing houses and auto courts. A n duyn
other note of Interest shows up
r i B S T G f U B C M O t C M B IB T
K a rl r. O o w n ln f, M ln la ta r
in the statistics. Central Point
lllld e Sehool. '1 l.j a m. H ä ily Day
suffered a total Insured fire loss pi o ar.iin
M o rn ln g serv le e 11:00 a.m . H e r
of $12,585 just a thousand dollars
mon, ' l:p.
\r e T tie y T b a t H e a r
under that of Ashland.
This Iin* W m d of God. ano K eep I I . "
.1
u
iilo
i
1
1,1111
h,
11.00 a.m . fo r the
seems amazing but true.
Ten
1 b lld re n umlei ju n io r b lg b age
claims were dwellings with a to
< I n l - liuu E m leuvo r, 7 00 p.m.
E x e n liig Service. 7:30 p m . H er
tal loss of $10,924, one claim was
m on, I E e lie n . In l .lf e A f t e r D e a th .'
a church with a big loss of $28;
M iilu , . k S e r v le e . W ed
k 0 0 p.rn
T h e 1 hl I mi la id e H o lli', 9 Oli a .m .
000 and one claim was a sawmilj
S um liiv K IV IN .
with a loss of $1033.
If further information Is de
assembly o r ood
T h e L iv e C h u rch W ith A Dive
sired the report is available for
M essage”
public Inspection at the Billings
o
W K lm g s h e im .M in is te r
T e l. 22«s«
agency. This agency has asked
E i idn
7 I * p m . S p ecial s e rv ic e
the News Review to remind all w ith E. v D ew ey E lo m g re n , E u ro
property owners to be sure that pean News * 'n rr- - pondc o I and W o rld
T r a veli-r
their fire Insurance coverage is
S U N D A Y S E E V K 'E H :
G ro w in g lin n . .4<*tioo|, 9:4.'. a in
adequate and in line with pres-
Huhjc* '
lasoh W ro n g s ID s B r o th
nt day building costs. The agen er.'
M o rn in g W o rs h ip , I I a.m . M u s lr
cy further asks that each indiv
llie choir
idual does his part In reducing by A ss
e m b ly o f God H o u r, K W I N a t
I |*.m.
fire hazards.
Church
c A. V esper Service. S :4 | p.m.
O r c h i - t r a M u s h , 5:35 p.m.
E v e n in g E v a n g e lis tic S e rv ic e 7 1'
p m . .Mush- by the o rc h e s tra . per-
ials In s ti iimy-ntal and V o cal
W ednesdays.
O rc h e s tra 7 p.m
C h o ir 7:45 p.m.
W e), oinc to a ll services.
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IN
T i l l . C l I O 'l I T
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T H E S T A T E H I O R E G O N , IN A N D
m t t h e 1 0 1 n t i o r J ackson
11 (h r M u tte r o f the A d o p tio n
of
. I N D A I.E A M A N C IE , a m in o r.
T o . John D. M u n c ll.
IN T H E N A M E O F T H E S T A T E
• 'I ' 0 K E U 0 N , you are hereby cited
n iul re q u ite d to a p p e a r In th e above
c o u r t H o use In th e C ity o f M e d fu r*k
e n title d C o u rt and m u tte r a l
the
C o u n ty o f Jui Hkon, S ta te o f O regon,
on the 25th d ay o t O ctober, 104s, a l
9 00 A. Al., then and th e re to alio u
cause, I f uny you have, w h y tin
John E. Sen b ell fo r the a d o p tio n o f
P e titio n o f lleMHle O. S e tc h e ll am i
E ln d u Eea
M u n c ll,
your
m in o r
d a u g h te r, uhould not be g l in te d .
W IT N E S S , the H o n o ra b le H
K
H a n n a . C irc u it
Jud ge
ot
J u rk
C o u n ty , O regon, and Judge o f tin
above e n title d C o u rt and the ee»| o f
M i d C o u rt.
O a te il, S e p te m b e r 20. am i
firs t
p u b lis h e d th is 2 : d ay of S e p te m b e r,
l!H k
GEORGE R CARTER
C le rk o f th e above e n title d C o u rt
by D e lla P a tto n , D e p u ty .
2 9 -30-31-33
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C O M O lI O A T I O M il C B U B C H
717 S is k iy o u B lv d .
K v a rt P. Borden. M in is te r
S u nd ay H ih o o l, 9:45 a m . M a r jo r ia
I llnli-u, Su|d
M rs. H e n ry M e tz
P r im a r y Supt.
Sunday School. 9:45 a.m . M a r jo r ie
I'llrile u su p e rin te n d e n t.
W o rs h ip Service. I l a.m
Serm on
''C h a n g in g the
Em phasis'*. S p ecial
m ush hy the choir.
P ilg rim F e llo w s h ip 5:30 p m . D ead
e r M rs
Borden. P ro g ra m and r e
fre s h m e n ts fo llo w devotions.
P ilg rim S tu d y C lu b m e ets a t the
c h u rc h W ed nesday 2 p.m.
T o p ic
f o r study Is the C o u n try o f T u r e y .
,t container for liquids. In the old
"good old days” of free enterprise and open
days, jars or jugs were used for the same purpose.
competition there was no supers ision, no re
is
When thrown from a speeding tar. a hottie is
striction of any kind.
a menace to traffic. Even when plated against a
The Oregon Liquor Dispensing Licensing Act
buikfing along a city street, a hold« is far from
— upon which the people of the state w ill vote
ornamental.
November 2 — provides for licensing hotels,
A bottle has no magic power to change human
nature, for better or worse. O f itself, a bottle
cannot nuke a man righteous or dissolute.
in Oregon place so muth stock in the virtues
of the hottie?
temperance, to he defended at all cost and against
allcomers.
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LET’S BEA T THAT RAIN
Nt
nave
Large
Supply
of
Glidden
Roof
Coating
Plastic Roof Coating - Roof Patches
Don’t wait—Remember the rainy season
is almost here!
F. J. RUNTZ PAINT STORE
Distributors for Famous
GLIDDEN PAINTS
KEEP YOUR CAR ROLLING
SMOOTHLY IN WINTER MONTHS
Change lo winter oil and grease now or else, when low
temperature« arrive, you w ill drive a «tiff and sluggish car.
And don't overlook other important check points of your
car. such as tires, brakes, windshield wipers, fuel pumps.
W e'll be sure to inspect everything for you. And mnke the
winter changes that w ill be needed.
RAPIER S MOBIL SERVICE
388 East M ain
Phone S186
roads, etc.), to "permit, mixing, serving and
selling of alcoholic liquor with or without food
commission".
PREPARE FOR W IRIER
A ll dispensing licensees would buy exclusive
ly through state liquor stores and would pay an
To some, the bottle has become a symbol of
■ I T B O 1 I I T CaxdBC X
B o b e rt M c llv e a a , M ln la ta r
15 a m. Y o u th C horus Jean Rol-
lin s d ire c tln g .
TBIK M D B C I U B C I
:i 4', S unday Sehool, A. O. M cG ee
P a s to r, Ir w in P. A lg e r
sopi
10 Oil a in. E it.le School
I I 00 a m. W o rs h ip service.
I I a m M o rn in g w orship . M rs
M c l IveiiiiM w ill speak mi Hi*' s u b - 1
7:00 p m . C h ris tia n E n d e a v o r
Ject "A s I See I I."
0:00 p m . P ra ise and W o rs h ip .
W ed nesday » 00 p.rn. P ra y e r meet
p.m I n te riiK -'lia I*
.VITE A lle n *
I (ilo w , a*l visor.
restaurants, dubs and common carriers (ra il
or meals on such conditions .is prescribed hy the
W hy then do so many well-meaning folks
s 45 Sunday achool as usual.
11:00 .M orning w orship . .Message
oy M rs. I l e n i y M c N a ir .
7 I.. E v e n in g S ervice. P resen ted by
Hie Young P* ople under the le a d e r
ship o f Itom oiiu C o ld w e ll and W a l
la**- .M cNair.
«4
If you can buy it hy-the-bottle...
why can’t you buy it by-the-glass?
b u t t le
TAX.BWT M XTM O D IBT C 1 D X C «
M EN A T T E N T IO N ! Have pro
position of interest to men w lth j
house to house selling exper
ience Good profits Full or part
time. Permanent Age no handi
cap. Write H. Bennett, 306 Ade
line St. Oakland 7 Calif.
One of a ir r it i of ads ertisemtuh distuning a topic of vital public in tern i.
A
Announcements
« 1 5 p in. H ig h School and college
M T F , John E lllln g s u d v ia o r
7 JO E v v iiln a W o rs h ip . V lta p h o n e
m o vie
T h e C a llin g u f M a tth e w .'
W ednesday 7:30. C h o ir re h e a rs a l.
D e lla W eb er, d ire c tin g .
T h u rs d a y , 7.3n. B ib le class led by
l l n n i f r H illin g s .
annual license fee of S500, post a performance
bond of S5.(MX). and, in addition to the purchase
NOW
price of the liquor, a tax of 25 cents per con
In the name of temperance we force a man to
buy more than he needs or wants, hi our state
today a man can buy an unlimited quantity of
liquor as long as be buys it by the hottie!
To some of the older folks, mention of liquor-
tainer of 32 ounces and 1 cent per ounce for
each ounce over .32.
The proposed system would give the public
the choice of purchasing liquor hv-the-bottle in
state liquor stores,
as
at present, or liquor hv-thc-
by-the-glassbringfi up visions of old-time saloons,
glass in state licensed and supervised establish
complete with swinging doors, brass rails, and
ments. In granting licenses, the State Liquor
cuspidors.
Commission is specifically instructed to "take
Sorry, but we can’t offer you that! In those
You haven’t long to wait before you’ll be trying to start
a cold engine in your car. Be prepared for the first o ld snap.
Bring your car into us today. You may need brakes relined
after long moinths of hard summer driving or you may need
a simple check of the ignition system.
Whatever it is, we’ll guarantee the performance of your
car after we have worked on it.
into consideration all members of the public".
VOTE 314 X YES
Liquor Dispensing Licensing Act
WATCH 1HIS SPACE /or additional adeertiiemenli in this serin. Addrett
comments or suggestions to Knox Law bnfnoremenl Committee, 609 Dekum
Building. Dean L. Ireland, Chairman. Oregon Stale Federation of Labor,
f. T, Marr, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, 506 Labor Temple, Portland, Ore.
Don’t delay. When winter months take over streets and
roads, you’ll be glad you let us prepare your car for long,
dependable service.
Clyde N. Caton
GARAGE
(Siskiyou Boulevard and Indiana Street)
A T T H E K L A M A T H JU N C TIO N
Raid AUv.