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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1948
Page
3
Myrtle Point Herald announces J Logan as editor and publisher and A Hemmelgarn Jr as news editor while highlighting their roles at the local editorial association.
In response to Pacific Northwest floods and Vanport destruction, experts urge upland flood control and smaller tributary dams before large mainstream projects. A Portland editorial notes that soil management and land use are key, while conferences in Omaha discuss implementing educational soil practices and tributary dam projects to reduce flood damage.
Our Future Steel outlines the long range issue of ore depletion. It notes American steel depends on iron ore deposits and that a ton of ore yields a ton of pig iron. Last year almost 100 million tons of ore fed furnaces, risking unsustainable use of high grade ore, mainly in the Lane Superior region.
In the closing weeks of the 80th Congress a Senate committee held hearings on TVA appropriations for a proposed steam plant costing over 54 million dollars. Taxpayer groups across 20 states opposed using tax money to subsidize TVA power. TVA did not get the steam plant approval, but observers warn the issue could set a precedent for federal business ventures and broaden political and economic federal control.
National Board of Fire Underwriters warns of high fire hazards in summer and early fall in vacation cottages and resorts. Keep watch, avoid overloaded circuits, oil unused appliances, protect stoves from woodwork, have fire fighting gear ready, never leave campfires unattended, and extinguish smoking materials.
The piece laments Kremlin influence and urges removal of subversive elements in government and labor unions. It predicts reform under a Dewey Warren administration and argues for a strengthened US stance against communism and bureaucratic inertia.
Mrs James Devereaux stayed at the John Devereaux home near Bandon with hospital visits for son John Jr. in Eugene. Relatives from Vancouver to Redmond joined picnics at Silver Falls and near Powers plus trips to Vanport. A busy holiday week features numerous family gatherings, travels to Eureka and San Francisco, and a 12th wedding anniversary dinner for Clinton and Carman Luttrell with guests including James Carman and Emmett Hammock.
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