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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
4
A busy Fourth of July period brings visiting families and locals traveling to Mt Shasta Bandon Eugene Portland and Willamette. The town welcomed Ray Heckendorn pastorate at the Christian church and many families enjoyed lakes camps and scenic trips across Oregon with outings to Diamond Lake Crater Lake and the Water Pageant.
Myrtle Point Sportsmen's club will hold its next meeting in the Legion hall on Monday at 7 30 PM. Ed Roberts, club president, announced a speaker but notes were lost in press time. The meeting promises interest for farmers and all sportsmen and invites nonmembers to attend.
Myrtle Point Saddle club parade opens the event with 81 rider marchers and a national anthem. Bucking contests, races, wild-cow milking, steer roping and other acts thrill spectators as prizes attract competitors. Winners listed across events for Sunday and Monday include Calf roping Steer Riding and more with multiple ties and top handlers named.
The Myrtle Point team fell 9 to 8 at the fairgrounds in a close game highlighted by Jim Krantz hitting a three run homer with two on. Dick Anderson and Moose May pitched and caught for Myrtle Point, praised by coach George Linn. Gold Beach leads the league and will face Coos Bay for the title.
Classified notices offer a 1918 Pontiac convertible with hydramatic drive and extras via R C Davidson at Hagas store Myrtle Point and a 1937 Ford in good condition near a trailer court by a hospital Lasley's trailer. Also listed is a new modern fully furnished house at $6,250 with terms and part payment possible through Roberts Heeren Agency.
The Brockway saddle club hosted a Sunday night calf scramble and pony races with top prize to E. L. Brockway who earned $328 plus a silver horse and belt buckle. Tex Billingsley reported total purses at $1673 with winners including Allen King and Wayne Watson among many victors.
Merchandise awards went to Harold Pruitt Bill Kendall McFarlane and Scoop King for high averages over two days of wild cow milking calf roping steer riding cow cutting steer stopping wild horse race and men s saddle horse race Pruitt from Olalla was injured when a steer horn jabbed his chest but received first aid at Mast hospital McFarlane rode Lucky Boy and won the special quarterhorse races while Virgil Beamer suffered an ankle injury in steer riding Don Ferguson introduced Claude Giles who gave a Fourth of July address dancing with Johnny Dayton’s orchestra wrapped up the weekend activities in the Joaks pavilion.
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