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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1932
Page
7
A collage of small ads and notices lists rates for classified ads, jobs wanted, and various items for sale. It includes horses, cows, used furniture, clothing, and farm equipment. Public notices mention estate administration, court dates, and a lodge meeting, plus fire prevention notes from the Forest Service and a hardware request about a highway site in Newport Washington.
Ralph Kress Halph, acquired by the Chicago White Sox from the Re loos Kroans, has spent many games on the bench yet when played has proven a solid contact hitter and a capable fielder with strong hitting potential.
Myrtle Lodge No. 78 A F and A M meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Masonic Hall. Brothers are welcome. Officers listed include EM Wilkin as W M and G LL McKay as See.
A brief note states the custom of wearing black and seclusion for mourning traces to ancient practice by a savage who painted himself black and white to evade perceived evil spirits and hid in a cave.
A new Oregon State College bulletin by Dr W Brown on Cherries notes strong grower interest despite a poor price year. It covers climate soil, varieties, propagation, planting, irrigation, pruning and marketing while highlighting distribution and regional production dominance by the far west.
Portland began as a wilderness settlement when wagon trains and Indian traders arrived in the Willamette Valley. By 1844 Francis Pettygrove and Amos Lovejoy claimed land that would become Portland, rooted in frontier trade and river navigation. John McLoughlin had earlier established a Hudson’s Bay post at Oregon City, as settlers eyed the growing metropolis surrounded by forests and rivers.
The dispute over the city’s name ended when a coin toss favored Portland after Mr. Pettygrove preferred Boston. The decision to name the settlement Portland followed the result, and the city’s boat landing at gon City became Portland.
A. B. Cain’s orchard blocks in Ontario are sprayed with lead arsenate Dutox and oil to compare effectiveness against moths under County Agent Larson. Twelve trees per block, with Baker-Baker county farm displays planned for the Portland American Legion convention and an information booth for tourists.
Forest Supervisor G E Mitchell reports over 50 thousand dollars allotted to Siskiyou National Forest for road and trail work in Oregon and California. Major funds support Mt Reuben road, Chetco River bridge, Rock Creek bridge, trails, camp facilities and new lookout houses with a Briggs Valley telephone link to improve office communication.
The Forest Service will perform improvements in nearby communities, providing labor and easing unemployment. Mr. Mitchell said the agency is glad to relieve joblessness while securing facilities that aid protection and other forest work.
Preliminary tests by the Oregon Experiment Station compare Willamette valley corn with middle west corn using two lots of purebred Duroc Jersey pigs. Both feeds yielded similar growth to 175 pounds with only one day difference, indicating no feeding value difference.
A batch of letters to the Land Settlement Department requests information on Oregon land settlement matters. The list includes several individuals seeking guidance and details on eligibility, procedures, and available parcels.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce asks agricultural information as part of the On-to-Oregon drive. L A Hall of Los Angeles plans a summer or fall visit to find 500 acre tracts for sweep and cattle raising in Southern Oregon. HOE Selter of Shawnee seeks land for stock raising and general farming. H R Tomlinson of Bakersfield wants land for 1000 chickens 200 turkeys eight cows and prefers out of town with stream bottom and hill pasture in Douglas County near Oakland. He has 40 acres of rich soil.
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