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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1973
Page
2
The Myrtle Point Herald, established in 1889 and published weekly on Thursdays, operated from Myrtle Point Oregon. The notice notes its mailing address at Myrtle Point P O and confirms compliance with postal regulations.
Editorial notes that harsh enforcement lowered noise from car horns in New York City. Officials imposed a $25 fine for every unnecessary horn blast, reducing sound pollution across 365 square miles and 8 million residents. The piece argues punishment acts as a strong crime deterrent.
The Watergate revelations teach skepticism toward officeholders and the danger of centralized power. Government rests with fallible men, not infallible rulers. A free society with strong press and speech has exposed public machinations and defended individual independence.
The Senate passed HB 239 to create a housing finance fund with $80000 from the general fund for the Housing Division to support construction rehabilitation purchase leasing and financing of low income housing. The measure also envisions FHA like loans and limits outstanding bonds to 800000 while aiding urban replacement and construction industries.
Readers urged that stop signs apply to all riders including bicycles and that violations carry penalties under state and local laws. The editor notes a forthcoming feature on Myrtle Point clown Elgin Heimer by Eleanor Boxx of the Oregon Journal. The Herald also dedicates space for public meeting notices to help bodies comply with the Oregon open meeting law.
A May Oregon survey of 40 000 respondents under Sen. Packwood shows 90 percent oppose aid to North Vietnam and 42 percent rate the White House poorly. Sixty-nine percent prefer abolition of farm subsidies, 86 percent support capital punishment for certain crimes, and 61 percent oppose amnesty expressions. The poll also notes views on log exports, age of majority, and wood classifications.
In brief remarks residents describe starting from a large, modern facility and gradually moving backward to a previous state. The exchange hints at community efforts to reverse growth and regain earlier conditions.
Richard Sebesta thanks organizations and individuals for support of Camp Humdinger across Coos Curry and Douglas counties. Affected families can enroll by calling Helen Cruckshank or Neighborhood Facility Building. Summer sessions run July through August in multiple towns with open house on August 18 at the campsite.
Obituaries honor Maude G Fasching of Coquille born 1880 in North Dakota who lived in Palm Springs and Bridge for years with funeral in Palm Springs. John Carl Heeren, Portland born 1914 died in San Diego July 4 with service in Riverview Oregon. Arthur Rey Hoover 66 of Coos County died July 3 in Coos Bay born 1906 Nowata Oklahoma with services at Norway Cemetery and memorials to Oregon TB Respiratory Disease Association.
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