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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
7
The National Coal Association notes August 1946 average weekly earnings for bituminous miners at 62.57 dollars and hourly earnings at 1.46 dollars, with wages outrunning living costs while many miners work eight hours for nine. It criticizes union leadership and cites shifting industry dynamics and construction output.
Coquille limited to eight. The second series of meetings will be announced within a few days, according to present plans.
Veterans invited to a stag party at the V FW Hall in Bandon on Saturday evening December 7. A small cover charge will be collected.
A Myrtle Point reader recalls the Laird Benham and Laird Logging Company formed in 1935, noting they logged billions of feet of timber on Sitkum and Coos Bay area roads and camps. The writer praises leadership, safe record with no employee fatalities, and personal involvement in community drives.
The passage thanks three loggers Kenneth Julius and Ivan as they depart in poor weather. It notes their replacements by the rest of the crew to keep power for milking and enabling light. The speaker bids farewell with a rural, period tone about hunting and field work.
The extension service reports a threefold approach to gorse control: chemical destruction of small infestations, shading out with reforestation, and grazing with fertilization. Results are mixed but show promise, with education emphasized to prevent spread beyond currently infested areas.
Barbara Mantz added two rushing touchdowns as the Bed Cat Pirates outpaced their opponent, scoring two more times than in the nearby Bed Cat clash, with Mantz finding the end zone on long runs.
High water rose around a man near Coquille, forcing rescue by a boat loan from the road. Mrs. is described as attempting to exit the craft amid the peril.
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