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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1948
Page
9
Editorial argues pedestrians contribute to deaths in traffic with three fifths of child injuries from play in roadways. It calls universal laws for crosswalks, sidewalks, lighting, and rules against walking under the influence to reduce fatal crashes. It stresses education engineering and enforcement with pedestrians yielding to vehicles.
Mr and Mrs George McDonald welcomed a son born Monday morning April 19 at Mast hospital. This is the couple’s second child. Mrs McDonald is formerly Louise Dement.
Douglas County independent loggers and lumbermen organize a county wide association. At a meeting in Roseburg on Friday April 16 a committee adopted a district structure with district chairmen and a county wide Board of Trustees. The group will be the Douglas County Section of Western Forest Industries Association with Coos and Curry counties planned for nearby.
Canby is chosen as the site for the 1948 state corn show with dates to be selected. The state corn show committee under co chairmen Dr R E Fore and Rex Warren also announced a state wide hybrid corn yield contest. Prizes will be announced later and entry blanks will be available through county agents offices. Plans call for three contest divisions adults FFA and 4 H members. Adults must grow a minimum of five acres of corn to participate.
The Seventh show since 1087 will be held at the Clackamas county fairgrounds with dates to be announced later in Oregon. The advisory notes varieties suited to regions and lists Oregon 525 355 and 100 seed options. Oregon 525 yields most grain and silage but is latest maturing, Oregon 100 is earliest. No Oregon hybrids for eastern Oregon. commercial hybrids available. Committeemembers include Fore Warren Silas Torvend and others.
Arthur S. King of the O S C extension service soils specialist urges buyers to read fertilizer labels showing minimum nitrogen phosphorus and potash content. He notes shortages raise prices and some increases are speculative while fraud and evasion exist and established dealers follow the law.
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