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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1946
Page
2
A WW2 letter from Archie Culver at Oorseas Base details a barracks fire destroying the building and gear. He notes losses of a watch shaving kit rifle and clothes while 206 men escaped with two. He mentions a cold Christmas dinner and work on few trucks amid heavy snow.
Navy recruiter Thomas A McGinnis says the Navy offers the highest average enlisted pay of all branches. He notes most enlisted are petty officers, many aboard ships as seamen first class or firemen first class. Pay starts at $50 monthly, tops at $138 plus extras and five percent increases after each three years.
Immature or damp feeds such as silage green corn and spoiled canned foods can be fatal to livestock. Molds develop in moisture rich feeds including corn fodder hay and unhulled kernels, posing serious danger to farm stock.
Five year old Donald Anderson of Prineville, a 1043 victim of infantile paralysis, has fully recovered and is shown with a March of Dimes poster. He will join the 1946 campaign in New York City after a Portland stop, as local leaders support the drive.
On Saturday morning an oil truck from Portland driven by Jack Matheson wrecked near the Hoffman bridge. The overturned rig and trailer blocked the highway for most of the day as responders pumped about 1600 gallons of diesel oil and towed the vehicle to Myrtle Point.
Myrtle Grange held its first meeting of the year on Saturday January 5 with state deputy and Mrs Wickland in attendance. Newly elected officers include John Caudle master Robert Trigg overseer Ambrose Caudle gatekeeper Mrs Frank Southmayd lecturer Don Schmidt chaplain Mrs Mitchel Myers secretary Martin Schmidt treasurer Mrs Martin Schmidt Ceres Mrs Al Adams Pomona Mrs Clarice Plott Flora Rudy Rochek Clarence Plott and Don Schmidt executive committee. Refreshments were served after the meeting by Mrs Carl Helland Mrs Everett Kidd and Willis Allan.
Last Saturday morning Eugene Curran, who has been making his way back, appeared in public for the first time since a disruption. Officials noted his calm demeanor and reinforced support from local communities amid ongoing discussions about his situation.
Mr Curran Hendershott died of a heart attack. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 from Schroeter chapel with interment at Norway cemetery officiated by Rev J R Wiley. Born May 23 1882 in New York City he lived with the Hendershott family since last fall and is survived by a sister in Canada.
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