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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1970
Page
1
The final day to register to vote for the statewide primary is Saturday April 25. Coos County election department in Coquille Courthouse and District Court office in Coos Bay City Hall open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day for late registrants.
County Clerk Fay Crabtree announces follow-up work for census takers to verify voters in the area. Many petition signers show addresses different from registration cards and may be ineligible if they moved and failed to re register. Voters may register at Myrtle Point City Hall Leona Suiekis Hogan Realty Maxine Hogan J K Gearhart Sitkum Route Ester J King Fairview Route Box 2700 Coquille Lorraine Cribbins Bridge Route Box 18 Myrtle Point Phyllis Hatfield Bridge Route Box 115B Myrtle Point Asa Tees.
Gary Lynn Nelson, 20, of Coquille, collided with the side of a District 41 school bus at Eighth and Maple in Myrtle Point at 3 40 p m Tuesday. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage but no injuries were reported. investigation continues.
Sixty four mortgages valued at 1 032 624 02 were recorded in Coos County in March slightly below the 1 067 367 01 figure for the same month last year. The year to date total reached 2 894 620 91 with Western Bank leading lenders at 242 763 78 across thirteen mortgages.
Myrtle Point council postpones approval of Harlan Gessford Erichsen four point sewer plan costing 392000. They await legal review on penalties and aim to present a 392000 bond at the May 26 primary. A sewer improvement district for Fairview and Bender Street was approved with an estimated 15300 cost.
Myrtle Point area voters approved the excess budget for School District 41 by 277 to 171. The approved excess is 693 377 dollars, part of a total district budget of 1 194 422 01 dollars. Arago and Broadbent opposed while Myrtle Point Bridge and Dora supported. Polling results at various locations followed.
Ed Allen of Coos Bay was found dead at the Benham Gravel Pit above Broadbent after a truck driver discovered the operating machinery with no operator nearby. Authorities investigate to determine the cause of the accident.
Two Myrtle Point area men were injured in a one car crash at the Highway 42 and Fairview Road intersection near Norway. Wester Zabud Ray and William Alfred Smith, both of Myrtle Point, were treated at Coquille Hospital with Ray later moved to Emene Hospital and Smith released.
A Coos Bay Oregon State Employment Service report predicts unemployment will trend downward through April in Coos and Curry counties. March varied from slow to steady with strength in restaurants and motels, steady sea services, and spotty longshoring. April shipments may cut March slack while construction remains in a seasonal low cycle.
North Bend police chief Tony Zarbano and Democratic sheriff candidate told Myrtle Point Rotarians that Coos County should operate a 24 hour sheriff's office. He criticized current 8 to 5 p.m. coverage and urged better management and more education in law enforcement, noting his role with Southwestern Oregon Community College.
A Saturday tour sponsored by the Coos-Curry Small Woodlands Association guides farm forestry enthusiasts to four stops. Attendees meet at Fairview Store at Four Corners 9 a.m. with visits to Sam McCauley tree farm, Lee Walding forest near Dora, Schlatter Bros Christmas tree plantation, and a natural Douglas fir stand near Blue Ridge summit. Bring lunch and rain gear. some hiking on accessible county roads.
A fire at Myrtle Point High School last Wednesday caused about $50 in damage. Student Gail Wilberger used a fire extinguisher from the science room to extinguish flames near the main office after someone set paper alight.
Myrtle Point and other Coos and Curry County officials join North Bend Mayor Harry Graham for a League of Oregon Cities regional meeting at Pony Village Motor Lodge. Mayor Lester E. Anderson leads the League delegation in a 1:00 p.m. workshop and a 1:90 p.m. no host dinner, with discussion on city programs and the 1971 legislative policy.
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