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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1973
Page
2
Myrtle Point Herald established in 1889 is published weekly on Thursdays. The paper is issued from Myrtle Point Oregon with mailing address P O Box 576 and is registered as second class postage paid at Myrtle Point under the act of March 3 1897.
Visitors to the Legisistere observe bustling committee hearings and work sessions as SB 100 the land use bill dominates discussion. Rep Grannell and Sen Ripper push funding and facility plans while other panels tackle highway bonding and public employee bargaining, with daily sessions open to the public.
Forrest G Hermann lifelong Coos County resident died February 3 in Coos Bay at age 83. Born November 15 1887 in Broadbent he married Cora Miller in 1913 who preceded him in death in 1968. Funeral services were held February 6 at the Myrtle Point Chapel with Rev. Walter Graham. private interment at Hermann Cemetery in Broadbent. Survived by son Verlin K Hermann and others of Broadbent, nine grandsons, two granddaughters, three great granddaughters, sister Myrtle Barnes of Bakersfield, California. A memorial fund was requested for telephones in care of the family.
A historical critique argues rising Social Security taxes erode earnings for younger taxpayers. It cites HEW data showing $30 annual tax in 1949 rising to $468 by 1972, warning that benefits increasingly finance retirement and undermine personal savings. The piece questions the program’s original goal and enduring reliance on government support.
The notice urges all U S citizens to participate in crime prevention year round. It stresses that crime affects all levels of society from vandalism to murder and counts on everyday citizen support to aid law enforcement.
Myrtle Point correspondent reports daffodils arriving from Sun Valley Gardens as Ted Krisch assures ships went out before Christmas. The early bloom lifts spirits amid a harsh winter and signals the usual January harvest in Coos County.
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