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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1948
Page
1
The piece reviews the early days of the 80th Congress, noting hearings on Marshall Plan bills and potential floor action on military training and tax cuts. It explains session breaks, reintroduction rules, and Oregon politics, with Truman's tax plans and questions about presidential relations with Congress.
E C Roberts announced a completed deal last Friday transferring Ray Claver’s 47 acre farm to Merton Miller Jr and his wife. The take over includes the dairy herd of about 17 cows and moves with a two acre parcel on Roseburg highway to the Clavers. The Clavers leave for Texas to pursue oil work.
The Legislative Interim committee hears recommended actions from the Study of Highway, Road and Street Revenue and Taxation in Coquille. Proposals include adding the Coquille Arago Myrtle Point road to the state system, taking over the Powers forest road, and completing the Coos Bay Coquille route with immediate coastal improvements.
In the Lions Club sponsored derby week seven, Mrs Lafe Shrader of Myrtle Point won second prize with a 12 pounds 12% ounce fish and Mrs Betty Appleton of Powers took third with 2 pounds 5 ounces. Lily Hagedorn led the derby that week with a 13 pounds 15 ounce steelhead. The grand prizes include a 12 foot plywood boat from Ted Foss Sporting Goods Coquille, a Waring mixer, a Sampson table and chair set for ladies, and a special ladies prize still eligible for the largest fish overall.
Girl Scout troop No 2 elected officers for the coming year at a Monday afternoon meeting held at Mrs Andrew Weber home. Eloise Hartley was named president Shirley Hammack vice president Pat Weber secretary Jolene Noyes treasurer and Jeri Manning reporter Thirteen girls attended and plans were made for a baked goods sale soon.
Myrtle Point Mayor Elton A. Schroeder chairs a cooperative presentation to the high interim committee on municipal highway recommendations in Coquille. He urges repair of Maple Street and River Road to Coos Bay Lumber, relocation of Highway 42 entrances, a new Ash Street truck route, and an oiling crew funded by state road funds. Also notes H P Morgan, injured in a Tillamook logging accident, was moved to St Vincent's hospital in Portland.
A smokehouse at the Sam Brewer ranch on the North Fork of the Councille burned Monday, destroying the larger portion of two hogs. Firefighters arrived about five p m and, with aid from a passerby, contained the blaze. The cause was an overheated smokehouse.
Rev and Mrs. Richard Cochran attend a meeting that maps a 33 acre tract for a permanent McKinley youth camp site. The federal land, including former conscientious objectors buildings, has been run by a volunteer committee headed by Mrs. Richard L. Hill for county groups. A county deed to the land is sought under a tentative arrangement approved by Ross Youngblood and W H Horning, with Myrtle Point youths among first to reserve for the 1943 season July 18 to August 1.
The South western Oregon Chapter of the Oregon association of Public Accountants held a regular meeting last Friday in Coquille to discuss tax problems. W H Johnston chairman attended with Walter Crim and Ann Parrish. The next meeting will be in North Bend on Feb 20.
The Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce plans a visit to the new veneer mill this Friday with arrangements led by Mayor Merman Tedeen of Norway. All chamber members are urged to attend.
Myrtle Point Lions club votes to sponsor a trip for 95 students from local schools to view the Freedom Train in Eugene on March 22. Students will be chosen by an essay contest on topics like What Freedom Means to Me with Dick Johnson as committee chair.
Routine city council session in city hall with highway committee reports. Robert I Powie and M Bert Pearson named to study street market installation and procurement. Dwight Culver Lyman Rackleif and Davi Roberts tasked with drawing boundary lines at Ahr springs. O H Haga received a class A beer license.
Certificates for 1946 47 club work were presented to county 4H clubs. Leaders include L Larson for the Hobby club Henry Van Calar for the Dairy Calf club E C Butcher and Edith Van Leuven led dairy groups, with Richard Men mentioned among dairy club participants.
An interim legislative committee arrives at a plan for a meeting in Coos Bay to discuss solutions to the highlighted problem. The panel aims to decide on the best possible approach and timing for public consideration.
Jack Flater announces the return of his ambulance service in the territory. After being out of business since the first of the year due to PUC rulings, Flater resumed operations on the fifteenth following discussions with PUC officials who approved his service.
Mr and Mrs W G Workman return from a trip with plans to resume daily routines and share travel experiences with family and friends.
Pioneer writer recounts star route mail delivery from Myrtle Point to Port Orford via Curry County. Sam Giles rode through winter floods, losing a mule and boot, retrieving damaged mail at dawn. The Sixes River crossing and Sugar Leaf Trail shaped early service with riders like John Morris Charles Phillips and William Lake distributing mail along sparsely settled routes.
In a county election, H Pearce, long associated with the fair and parish duties, is named to fill a vacancy after a resignation. The move comes as San became the new official, replacing Thersday in the publication, with observers noting the shift in local leadership and duties.
A fragment notes Pomona Orange No 30 turning over more than $10.88 to an individual named Mr. Weed uw. The text is incomplete and lacks full context or dates.
State sanitation authority released a statewide report on sewerage facilities naming Myrtle Point as one of four Coos County cities. The summary notes sewer extensions and treatment plant. estimated costs 14 000 for sewers and 20 000 for the plant with a sinking fund and a sewer user charge of 10 percent of the water bill. The report estimates Myrtle Point’s population at 2500.
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