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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
4
Happenings from Alaska to Oregon and California report severe conditions and measures. Fairbanks suffers fuel scarcity with 50 degrees below zero and wood hauling difficulties forcing residents into hotels. Roseburg considers an ordinance to curb patent medicines containing alcohol.
The editorial condemns residents who travel elsewhere to trade, oppose city improvements, fear advertiser outreach, and resist public ventures unless personally benefiting. It urges support for civic enterprise and inviting outsiders to locate in the city.
A column encourages affectionate family life and good example for children. It laments lost youth, stresses parental involvement, praise for women, and responsible conduct, urging readers to foster virtue and curb gossip for a better community atmosphere.
The Coos Bay Times notes President Charles Hall of the Coos County Good Roads Association has appointed a special committee to investigate good roads and report publicly. The group meets December 15 at Coquille. members include A H Powers J C Stemmler Elbert Dyer Henry Kern C R Peck R H Mast and Chas St Dennis.
A chronology of major World War I events from July 28 1914 when Austria declared war on Serbia through December 12 1915 when Germany and Central Powers pursued peace overtures. It lists declarations of war battles blockades sinkings and key political moves.
Observations show that permanent road improvements correlate with a marked rise in the value of adjacent properties across areas where roads have been upgraded, signaling broad economic benefits from better infrastructure.
The report details county and city tax levies, church and parsonage gifts, and new industry efforts in Oregon towns. It notes flax and linen factory campaigns, waterpower legislation appeals, beet contract price hikes, and railroad and mill developments, with multiple town updates on schools, roads, and resource projects.
Seattle December 9. The third logged-off land conference at the University of Washington discussed three prior recommendations. A county unit plan to aid small land holders to clear land was favored along with state purchase of non agricultural land from tax sales for reforestation. A non political board of foresters and state forest districts would manage lands removed from sale, aiding a state reforestation plan. Tax policy was debated with Dr Vanderveer Curtis arguing near total tax exemption for small logged off land holders.
A rustic meditation on dairy farming extols milk as essential for family comfort. The text compares milk to oil on troubled waters and highlights benefits from infancy to adulthood, noting milk's role in feeding livestock and supporting a farmer's finances.
Readable records show Douglas County turkey growers sold about 12 500 birds at a total approxi mate value near 37 500 dollars.
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