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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
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Serious injuries do not alw ays re
su lt in im m ediate pain or blood-
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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
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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
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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
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injuries such a s when an arm y or
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postal truck ru n s into you. or you get
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hurt in a national p ark or in a federal
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building, or a m ilitary plane falls on
HAIR DRYER
your house, etc
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This law m ak es the U nit«! S tates
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The law allow s any fed eral agency
Snmvcnat White
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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
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Bring claim s or suits within two
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y ea rs a fte r injury
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Some ag en cies h av e you m ake
■ ng'.ieum v tn y l F o ra
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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
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ju ry or dam age. Some ag en cies may
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pay the sm a lle r claim s from funds
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people
do
not
think
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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in fo rm a tio n .
B atteries
The F ed era l T ort Act w as passed
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to keep down th e n u m b er of private
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bills going through Congress. So if
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you have a claim not covered, you
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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
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V E R N O N IA IN S U R A N C E J fair and ju st claim
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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
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rp
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any
law
without
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the aid of an attorney who Ls oom
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pletely advised of th e facts involved
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la tra ami , t iklrm
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family spent the week end with
M rs Bill
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N evada recently At one tim e Mi s
his
folks, the From is Limon.-
Kepreaniing
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did som e hunting
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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
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Hillsboro They will m ake their home Sunday
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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
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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
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ly. Mr ami Mt'
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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
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birthdays during th<- current month
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Mr. and Mrs Gene Adams who
Mr ami Mrs G p W amirmn w,Te
w ere recent guents at th»- John Alviso
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here to Vernonia, then to California
P. O. Box 7588
6457 N. E. Columbia IIIvd.
Portland 20, Oregon
PH O N E 543-2336
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B B Wright, who is working near
K lam ath Falls, spent the week end
with his fam ily h ere Mr and Mrs
Fxl Hojcn cam e with him ami were
guests a t the Wright hom.-. The
m en w ere appearing ,n th»- port la
r>or com m ission at Portland
m ™ i „
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