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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
4
The Home Circle column values broad minded humanity and personal responsibility. It laments prejudice, extols charity and honest speech, and urges temperance, kindness, and humane parenting. It contrasts cheerful, helpful characters with ill tempered ones and warns against neglecting children and street education.
In 1916 Coos County pushes for state funds to match federal aid for road work. Charles Hall of Marshfield notes the county can meet the match and seeks a meeting with the State Highway Commission. Douglas County and local boosters discuss grading, planking, and planned extensions toward Roseburg and Myrtle Point as funds and surveys proceed.
A Christmas reflection contrasts wartime hardship with enduring holiday customs. It notes Santa Claus origins and the spread of yuletide cheer across nations, reminding readers that kindness remains sweet even in difficult times.
Road improvement bonds should not exceed three years, with earlier retirement preferred if feasible without raising taxes. Experts warn that long running bonds can outlive the life of the project and shift debt to non beneficiaries. Repayment should come from beneficiaries of the road, not those who gain no benefit.
At a district road meeting in Veronia Oregon a special road tax was voted to open the St Helens Pittaburg highway along the Nehalem river. The Pittsburg to St Helens distance is 24 miles and the tax will not finish the project needing another vote next year.
A reflective note on Christmas past with stockings from Germany Belgium and France. The piece observes the universal greeting Merry Christmas and warns against gifting impractical items like a barrel of flour, noting that stockings are often longer than purses.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes lectures by Yvette Guilbert and others on voice culture urging Americans to train speech. It contrasts French schooling in pronunciation with American neglect and promotes training for softer, clearer, better-modulated speech among women and girls.
A 25 000 allotment is included in Coquille Coon County's budget to cover court house expenses. The item appears among miscellaneous municipal costs in the revised financial plan.
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