Myers Elected to Head Myrtle Point Chamber
Mitch Myers was elected Monday to serve as president of the Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce for the coming year.
23 Dec 1971
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1971
Page
1
Mitch Myers was elected Monday to serve as president of the Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce for the coming year.
Officials respond to a proposed 3.58 million bond for Myrtle Point High School. They say the new water plant will deliver up to 1 million gallons daily and the sewer system serves 3,000 people though nearby population is about 800. Chamber honors Ed Sempert for long service. Christmas promotion results reported.
Funeral services for Edward C. Sempert were held Monday at Lincoln Memorial Park Memorial Chapel with Rev. Oscar W. Payne. Sempert was a longtime resident, former Myrtle Point Chamber leader, and past master of local Masonic lodges. Mrs Kenneth Peterson won a portable television in a Shop at Home Christmas promotion by the Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce.
City officials announce a streetlight improvement project by Pacific Power will bring increased illumination across Myrtle Point. The program aims to upgrade wiring and fixtures, improving safety and visibility for residents and travelers.
PP and L will replace incandescent street lamps in Myrtle Point with mercury vapor lights in a phased upgrade begun in 1967. Crews will install 130 to 2500 lumen incandescent replacements with 7000 lumen mercury units and add 21000 lumen lights plus wiring. The project, costing about $40,000, aims to modernize the city lighting.
State labor officials remind Working Oregonians that new overtime regulations under the Minimum Wage Law took effect December 1. Adults must be paid time and a half after four hours in a week, with broad coverage but exemptions for certain agricultural, domestic, and executive professional roles and student employment.
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