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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1948
Page
7
Reports from Myrtle Point show 69 Union high and junior high students behaved well during the Freedom Train journey to Eugene despite rain and delays. Lions Club chaperones led by Dick Johnson oversaw the trip, with praise for Johnson and others who assisted throughout.
Phyllis Miller daughter of Orvus Muller of Gravelford won one of four annual 4‑H calf prizes from the Rotary Club. Henry A Schroeder announced the award, noting Miller’s outstanding 4‑H year with county fair honors and other recognitions. The Rotary calf award is given each year to a 4‑H or FFA member, with the FFA prize recently going to John Leeper.
A meeting of about 75 Myrtle Point residents, held April 7 at the courthouse, urged immediate work on Catching Creek road ahead of heavy trucking season. County Court and Roadmaster Robb promised to view the route on April 9 and report, but residents fear dangerous conditions amid 12 mills and multiple logging operators. Payroll and taxes tied to Myrtle Point and nearby towns are cited to pressure action.
Oregon veterans are deemed good credit risks by the VA based on loan records. Regional offices report 11,400 loans totaling 56,299,758 with 40 claims paid at 38,819.71. Defaults total 350, with 143 cured. majority of disbursements are business loans, with homes and farms also supported.
A series of birth notices records newborn daughters and a son born to local families. Caroline Marie to Charles M Busick in Coquille on March 30, Diane Ellen to Henry F Rivers in Coquille on April 8, Gloria Gale to Glenn Shields in Bridge on April 5, Cheryll Louise to Kenneth O Johnson in Coquille on April 7, Alfred Edgar to A’freat EO Pluep in Coquille on April 7.
The text explains how a budget report moves from the Bureau of the Budget through the Mayda to the Interior Secretary and then to Congress. It notes referrals to committees, potential bill preparation, and eventual hearings to resolve disagreements on authorizing construction of a project.
The Rogue River project can begin only after Congressional appropriation. The outlined procedure governs all such proposals though long and complex. If approved, the project must be economically sound and demonstrably beneficial.
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