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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1971
Page
1
Historical copies of Pioneers and Incidents of the Upper Coquille Valley by Mrs. Alice H. Woolridge Myrtle Point are being distributed to more than 300 reserve purchasers this week before general sale. The book was delayed from May due to a Portland bindery.
A new 384 page limited edition book collects feature articles obituaries and notable events about pioneer families in Coos Curry Douglas and Josephine counties with 100 plus articles and 37 page Daniel Giles Manuscript. Priced at 12.50 per copy or 12.80 if purchased direct from Mrs Woolridge Myrtle Point.
The writer recalls homemade lye soap and strict wash day rituals from the past. In frontier days families saved, handmade many items, and used wood ashes and fat drippings in a kettle over a fire to wash with even bare feet in dirt.
A reminiscence recalls early home soap making in the Ozarks using ash hopper lye and pot ash to dissolve greases. The author contrasts traditional methods with modern chemical detergents, noting ecological concerns and the nostalgia of simpler times.
L. J. Costelloe of Oregon Outdoors announces a Port Orford meteorite campout at China Flats. The first meeting of the Port Orford Meteorite Association will be held July 24 to 26 at China Plate, inviting all interested in the subject.
Oregon's 1970 log production totaled 7.963 billion board feet, down 12.9 percent from 1969 and 18.2 percent below 1968. Douglas fir regions produced 6.169 billion, eastern ponderosa pine 1.784 billion, with private lands yielding 48.5 percent and U.S. Forest Service lands 35.6 percent.
George W. Baldwin Mary E. Baldwin and Harold Leonard Peak were arrested July 2 and jailed on 98000 bail on livestock theft charges from Ralph Barlow Myrtle Point for a two year old steer allegedly shot and loaded into a car. Peak is free on bail while two others remain jailed. Oregon Department of Agriculture investigators aided by Coos County deputies recovered the animal June 19.
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