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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1948
Page
5
Production in January climbs with a weekly average of 154,647,000 board feet in the Douglas fir region of Oregon and Washington. First four weeks of 1948 total shipments reach 599,355,000 board feet, up from 1947 but behind 1946. Simpson says demand from builders remains strong and shipments likely to continue amid high log inventory.
Harold E. Stassen leads over Thomas E. Dewey two to one among Wisconsin farmers in a Wisconsin Agriculturist poll. Forty eight percent favored Stassen, 23 percent Dewey, with MacArthur 15 and Eisenhower 14 percent. The paper notes Stassen’s gain since October 1947 and cites Iowa results showing a similar margin.
Edgar White, a insurance executive and civic leader, is named Coos county chairman of the Oregon chapter National Society for Crippled Children and Adults. He will lead the annual Easter Seal sale opening Feb 24 to Easter Sunday to fund programs for physically handicapped residents. Albert Matson, Andrew Newhouse, Art Fox, Al Kohler, and Irene Lundell assist in Coos Bay and North Bend.
Dean Schoenfeld who leads agriculture at O S C travels to Washington to join a three member panel. Formed by former President Hoover and Truman appointee, the group will study federal agriculture and propose organizational improvements during a four month sabbatical.
Oregon records show gasoline sales reaching a new peak in 1947 with total tonnage around 430 million, up 54 million from 1946. Taxes on fuels neared 22 million dollars, refunds to nonhighway users averaged 12 to 14 percent, and total vehicle mileage reached 5.2 billion miles, boosting highway safety to a record low 8.4 deaths per 100 million miles. Secretary Earl T Newbry praised citizens for the lower fatality rate amid heavier traffic and urged continued safe driving practices.
Mrs James Running reports five resistant paints and tab loen contribute toward safer living in homes and public buildings.
Fiberlas treated cotton and wool fabrics are described as nonflammable and self-extinguishing for use in draperies and other home furnishings. The note emphasizes the risk of fire from draperies and the importance of flame resistant materials in homes.
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