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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1947
Page
7
A discussion warns that excessive speed in a 50 mile per hour zone and unsafe driving habits cause most traffic deaths. Experts urge education, enforcement, and better traffic devices, plus individual safety attitudes as essential to accident prevention.
USDA data show rural living costs 30 percent higher than a year ago and more than double 1930s levels. Real farm income falls as prices paid by farmers rise faster than prices received for products. Parity buying power drops from a peak last October to 118 by mid June, despite higher farm prices.
Mr and Mrs T G Sumerlin traveled to Coquille Thursday evening to assist with decorating the Mills float which won a prize in the contest. Children including Juanita Griffin and Mary K Barklow wore pastel formal dresses as they rode on the float. The Sumerlins remained as guests at the home of their guest Mags Barklow through Friday.
The Oregon State Game Commission approves a fall plan to increase predator control using aerial peloning and coyote hunting, trappers, and dogs. Funding will add to bonds and the $12,600 annual cooperative predator control payment. last spring $3,300.63 was spent on airplane hunts yielding 24 coyotes with 59 probable additional kills.
Elmer A Muller died at home in Broadbent on July 8 1947 after a brief illness. Born April 2 1889 in the Willamette Valley, he lived seven years in the Broadbent district and could not do heavy work in later years. A Curry county pioneer, his parents settled there when he was three. Survived by wife Violet four brothers Edwin Powers Victor Ells Port Orford Edwin Myrtle Point four sisters Lottie Bowers Gold Beach Edna Bay Crescent City Lola Miller Arcata Letha Martin San Francisco. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the Presbyterian church in Gold Beach with Rev Johnson officiating. interment in Gold Beach cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Rayburn Wis of Silverton were house guests of his brother Ellis over the Fourth. A Lewis family picnic honored Corbett Robin of Weed California. Forty nine relatives from Oregon and California attended. Mrs John Wells of Portland visits Mrs E L Lewis and plans to leave Friday with granddaughter Virginia. Mrs F J Schmidt of Nevada departed Salem after a week with Mr and Mrs R A Thomps.
Oregon State College experiment station scientist George F Waldo reproduced the loganberry cross by using raspberry pollen, explaining its origin as an abnormal cross and confirming the berry arose from a raspberry and blackberry cross. Dr. George M. Darrow praised the discovery as scientifically valuable and practical for future breeding efforts.
New berries will be introduced from Oregon State University work as soon as sufficient planting stock is produced for the trade. Mr and Mrs Eugene McCracken and family moved into the Zumwalt place on the Reece's Ford road last Sunday. Mr and Mrs Zumwalt, the McCracken parents in law, moved to a ranch on the Gravel Ford road.
The Coquille Valley Country Club announces a Saturday night dance for this weekend with Johnny Dayton's Orchestra providing the music.
A new state severance tax on timber aims to fund expanded forestry research with about 296 000 dollars yearly and 170 000 dollars in additional annual support. The funds boost the Forest Products Laboratory and require a fulltime technical director as several new staff join. Dr Proctor joined the staff in 1945 after heading a technical branch of the army airforce labor-
In Wiesenain a project from the Teuns Forest services aims to publish soon a study on logging and utilization of forest waste. Robert D. Graham and John D. Endicott are noted as involved or referenced in relation to the Endicotts.
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