..„■■»inift-u n»-.grnr<m-v--U*uul" IT 'S Y O U R L A W Kttftti fat law AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS Now th a t m illions of n 'H 'le arv taking liu 'ir v acatio n s and driving about th*' co u n try , autom obile ac ci dents a r e ixx’u n n g with increasing frequency W hen involved in an ac ci dent, it is h a rd to keep jo u r wits about you an d know ju st w hat to do. It is th e re fo re a good idea to plan in ad v a n ce just w hat you would do in event ,»f a sm ash-up. H ere a re a few sim p le ru b 's th a t every driv er should co m m it to m em ory 1 Stop! F a ilu re to stop can result in seriou s c rim in a l consequences. 2 R en d er Aid If anyone ls in ju r ed: I R e n d er first aid <2> Stop bleeding 3 1 C all a d o cto r o r an a m bulance or both -I Do txx m ove an injured p erso n in any way that could possibly ad d to his injury. 3 P ro te ct th e Scene from F u rth e r D am age You may b e liable for d am ages to ap p ro ach in g d riv ers. un less they a r e properly w arned If the highway is o b stru cted at night, h av e som eo n e tu rn his headlight beam s on th e w reck ed vehicles. 4 Call an O fficer. Highway P a tro l m en. P olicem en , S heriffs anti their D eputies a r e tra in e d accid en t investi, g ators w hose testim o n y m ay be in valuable in estab ish in g your civil claim for d a m a g e s 5. G ath er inform ation Write it down. D on't tru st your m em ory. Don't guess — be specific. M easure skid m a rk s. S tep off distances. Be su re to o b tain n am es anti addresses of w itnesses. You a r e req u ired by law to exhibit y o u r d riv e r's license to the oth er d riv e r — anti he m ust do the sa m e 6 Be C arefu l What You Say Even if you feel you probably a re to blam e, it is b est to m a k e no ad m is sion You m ay le arn la te r th a t the other d riv e r w as equally at fault, or m ore so. E m o tio n al com m ents can be m iscon stru ed by o th ers, or may be m isquoted W h atever you say. m ak e it factu al. 7. See Y our D octor if th e re is the sightest ch a n c e you m ay be injured COAST TO COAST <■ YjTORtV Main DntMtnty Lin Serious injuries do not alw ays re su lt in im m ediate pain or blood- -Ixxl 8 Consult Your L iw y er Inuixxl lately Th«* sooner your law yer is brought into the m atter, th»' b etter he can advise you ami protect ycur rights He can obtain statem ents from the w itnesses while their m em ories an* fresh, ami do many other things to insure that the tru e facts a re preserved Get your law yer's ad vice Ix-fore giving any interview s or statem ents to investigators or a d ju sters f i r the other side 9 Inform Your Insurance Conqvuiy Promptly F ailu re to do may void y cur policy 10. Report the accident to the slier iff. or the Police D eportm ent. or to the D epartm ent of Motor Vehicle- An official accident report may be procured from any of the above-list ed agencies. Oregon law yers offer this column ■ ls a public service No person should apply or interpret any law without the aid of an attorney who is com pletely advised of the facts involved Even a slight v arian ce in facts may change the application of tlx- law <t5j BRUNSMAN HARDW ARE & ELECTRIC F IN E F U R N IT U R E WE D E L IV E R ENDS THIS W EEl T um or X . i V »» Biltwell Sota Bed ami f'9 $ | 1 / •’ WFli I« Squan CEILING FIXTURE 99 t V J » i ....... • TORCH J r ' W A iu r a d io Ha« b.jwi U ! • y lu at tNoJe. J. J A ik I •* •' ... r \ Pillow liu. k Itrx iinri Vinyl ( o tr» r»l F <uni Set .«fill F'uiWII Bai It No* "P rijk 0ry«£a” Cat ANTI FREEZE 'GN J»« S U M . THE G O VERNM ENT f r- * "T he sovereign can do no wrong' .still m eans th at no one can six* the Therm ostatically Controlled Kuti United States, the sta te or tlx- gov O akland Wood $ 1 P*/* em nu-nt agencies or th eir em ployee - i t ; »v without consent H eater 12 OZ. CAN But the law h as given up m uch of 3ATTERY O akland Fireplace L» k* JW •••* »««F the g o v ern m en t's "sovereign im m un CHARGER |.«lv«»l no«' N« • Wood H eater ity ” to allow one to sue an agency .pa ♦ .»s, A<«w»««a 4 •*-?. I w IJ *<ll. S op 1 Mu New S rio Cun for injuries or d am ag es suffered * .j < I •• * h <K> 4 ■ • . U L • ^ > '* * • 4 . • ••*« > • ■ « A But a s a citizen you m ay have uf T ab le l-am |w claim s ag ain st your governm ent for Oixl d am ages, overpaid taxes, license re up new al or anything else If so. be sure to follow strictly all th»' legal pro cedures and conditions like filing your claim in th e city council or w ith a governm ent agency The F ed eral Tort C laim s Act a l - . 1MMONS lows one to sue the United S tates for '• 9 > < b ( Rn p.- K in g Innet J li 9$ injuries such a s when an arm y or S p rin g M a d re postal truck ru n s into you. or you get «.Val Urn ift'iel B x S p rin g t J hurt in a national p ark or in a federal M e ta k ro tl 7 P c I »inette “ Compact* _ building, or a m ilitary plane falls on HAIR DRYER your house, etc B eau ty R est In n er » 7S SO (July Ee»»« large N< h »4, a p«a- a" This law m ak es the U nit«! S tates S p rin g M a ttress an d 4qrer, 2 poefca’a, Ke» haa THURSDAY NOY Y 1964 liable in m any cases w here a fed • hr •. 2 J •«»••. W', JQO-2 B « l^ M ^ era l em ployee h a rm s you by lack of sp due c a re or negligence w hile he is A4 an* a Model ED It 64 — 10 >1 . i f t , , on the job The act does not allow WORK suits for ce rtain intentional m iscon city , 30” width. 5B1« h e ig h t 71 lb duct such a s assau lt, b attery , false zero zone freezer A utom ata ih- GLOVES im prisonm ent and the like frosting refrig erato r section •>» » Is H»R uj The law allow s any fed eral agency Snmvcnat White H it It lit S T IM I to settle cases involving less than a only A tm s t f - n g rtudgr-ton» s i I T I tKA thousand dollars If your claim ls for V • >; n ««r c o v e rin g m ore, you can su e in a fed eral court sp rv u l an Rifle a ad » a a Bring claim s or suits within two Sgrll, sBio 52 G allo* Y ard y ea rs a fte r injury Stivar S aal Some ag en cies h av e you m ake ■ ng'.ieum v tn y l F o ra Elactric your claim on a p ro p er form in aat flo o r c o v e r in g WATER which you s ta te fac ts ab o u t your in u r arra sq u a re ’ fl * ju ry or dam age. Some ag en cies may M • - ' a pr 4>a- * .« I -a-j Y ard A. pay the sm a lle r claim s from funds gtovaa of 12 •«. ll«*a 9x12 i ’laatic ♦ •I. K« ♦ a*. on hand S u rfa c e Hug» If th e agency people do not think N o w it's p o ssib le fo r y o u to • • « a. the h arm Ls th eir fault, they m ay red u ce y o u r a u to in su ran ce Ca«*«e fUna ita turn down your claim , and then it is p rem iu m s a n d still h av e to p •♦¿•I. H*« ws >••»««•1,. if r, up to you — if you wish to go fur quality in su ra n c e . Safe d rivers, o w n ers o f tw o o r m o re cars, th e r — to prove y our case. < am th o se w ith y o u n g tra in e d d riv Som etim es a ju st claim does not ers in th e ir fam ilies, o w n ers o f fall under any provision of the law c o m p a c ts— all may qualify fo r I « In th a t case as a last reso rt, you as lo w e r ra te s . D o n ’t m iss this a losing claim an t, m ay h av e Con ch a n c e to sav e on a u to in su r gross itself pass a p riv ate bill to pay litoO Cifri A* ance. ( all us to d a y fo r full for your in ju ries o r d am ages G alv am m l P ads | '.a -rt*«sd Ü in fo rm a tio n . B atteries The F ed era l T ort Act w as passed Koch .«’Jsaaua I ( l.o rt S eats 15 Mo Guar to keep down th e n u m b er of private sad BJwLoei • utornd 1 1 Exchange bills going through Congress. So if Beat «di <»nl> you have a claim not covered, you P I3 ía í-w < -m « « ii irw - . coAtr-r n m u i u m t u s \ l ’R I \ Il KGK \ M > A P L E A S U R E TO I K K should m ake su re it ls otherw ise a vl V E R N O N IA IN S U R A N C E J fair and ju st claim A ircra ft F actory EXCHANGE .lay at tlx- f*«nr <4 Mi « Oregon law yers offer this column V isite d in T e x a s as a public service. No person should gii 8aoak apply or in te rp re t any law without BIRK I.M | |j> \ j r lfHj Sum I.. V iwicf* ri • Phone HA 9-6203 the aid of an attorney who Ls oom B d lm .l.m . ! . , T< «m hreiw were Mr 905 B rid ge S tr ee t pletely advised of th e facts involved TI.MBF.lt — Word h as been re n s .-nily ami went through lb - M< la tra ami , t iklrm E ven a slight v arian ce in facLs m ay ' y Aircraft factory Itm -htdd o( P*lU»l BIM BVIF.W F irem an A p p rm ceived of the- m a rriag e of Chris Mid V ernonia, Oregon change the application of the law ) Mr ami Mrs Buddy lan u m Toole art. I U n « « * '*<« 1 .g Grernw««,d cam e Sal u n la y dlcfon to H arold Hammock at Reno ami family spent the week end with M rs Bill O I- ml .1 Iwo weeks leave al ih r N evada recently At one tim e Mi s his folks, the From is Limon.- Kepreaniing . E&B LA U N D R Y and qw-tii S iuk L i ' w’th M I ■ 't* J his RTamlpnnnMa, Mr .uwl Middleton w as boiler station a t , ____ Bud.lv H artford A ccident and N did som e hunting ,«ml Mr» Jrwril 1 > DRY C L E A N E R S '' Bud lUwe H.- h ae finished too* tendant at the round house In re, and Indem nity C om pany Ml VS Shu ley Her,, u ., M em ber H artford 756 B ridge St. Plain» Mr H amm ock was a m ortician at ‘ »nip -.I San Diego and will I n - on afternoon SI m - tmJi Insurance G roup Mr aiwl M i' W*** 1 — Also, S h o e R e p a irin g — ¡urtTaft c a rrie r USS (am k a n y Hillsboro They will m ake their home Sunday i,. _ __ . . Ann tlM ............. is H an fo rd 15, Conn. T w o -d a y S e rv ic e ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '• ' ' - Dorn " " ........... « ■ Ihe wm-k eml ri «I» 11 a t Brownsville Samlers atew npaniod them CASH & CARRY Mr ..ml Mrs E verett H rm ui am i “F"1 Mr" Sam Bay ri (X-tobcr 18 another feast was held Mr ami Mrs Fred Udey tmA , «lui,Iren wen* in P o rtlan d at the M rs Alice Mill* ‘*1» at tin- John Bino home when 13 drive to Astoria, W a r r . - n lo n in'l 'I' 1 B.ijiel Sum Li y evening w here rx*»lay after |»1»W cousins of Mr Bino, all from Port S»'iLsi,|e <xir ,L() |a ,g h«' «a» tlie q w ak er land, dropped in for a |x4 look din mv .Lisath th e home Mrs Elsa Richardson Hr n»-r and visit mg som e lim» ,i s m i i ” ! ,n<* ' , r ’ K erm il F re e m e n ly. Mr ami Mt' ' ««( P o rtlan d spent S un In Purtlam l Mrs Mae Tallm an and Mrs John with fre m i Bina attended the meeting at th<- M anning hall last Tuenday of th.- Work and Win d u b Mrs. Roy May S e v e n -P o in t Elk I8 w as a guest of Mrs Tallm an After W eek End H u n t P rize the usual ,x4 luck lunch, birthday B IR K E N F 'E U ^ Jlm Barlow w„ „ ca rd s and gifts from secret pain were lu< hunter lie g.g .. . . . . , presented to the m em bers having eik ky which M ASO N S A N D — ROAD G R A V EL i , k , n , ; n,g t(MI s I;:';;; Phon« HA 9-6015 birthdays during th<- current month (R U S H E D ROCK the rood in th«- Banzer area Mfher* Y our M oney B u y s M o ra " At «h* Mr. and Mrs Gene Adams who Mr ami Mrs G p W amirmn w,Te w ere recent guents at th»- John Alviso C H A R L E S T. 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