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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1969
Page
2
The Myrtle Point Herald lists staff positions including news editor Shirley Francs society editor Mariz Nichols and production staff with Chuck Humble listed among editors. The paper is published weekly on Thursdays and distributed from Myrtle Point Oregon.
The community laments the loss of a planned 90 million Georgia Pacific particleboard plant at Broadbent. Leaders hoped the project would spark growth, but energy waned after the setback. Citizens are urged to push forward with new initiatives and attract other industries to southwestern Oregon.
The article explains two drug families, the up amphetamines and the down barbiturates, their medical uses under physician care, and dangers from misuse. It notes stimulants treat narcolepsy and obesity and sedatives aid hypertension epilepsy insomnia and mental illness, while misuse risks include toxic psychosis accidents addiction and possible death. It ends with a reminder to consult doctors and offers a NIMH leaflet.
A speaker laments rising corporate control over slaughtering, fearing small farmers and slaughterhouses lose markets to larger firms. He warns hunters and fall revenue depend on timely meat sales and urges ideas to counter monopolies rather than marches. He seeks community suggestions.
A 1968 forestry report cites a 17 percent gain in Oregon lumber harvest the highest since 1952 yet warns the industry faces instability. Record-high stumpage costs, shifting demand, and a slow market trigger stockpiles and price volatility, prompting BLM to reappraise western timber sales and delay July offerings.
NBC CBS and ABC plan a television event to outshine past spectacles with the moon landing. Precise NASA timing marks the capsule’s disappearance at 10 26 p m Saturday and Armstrong’s first step at 11 12 p m Sunday evening, while viewers anticipate a global audience and a reflection on what it means for life.
Students planning a federally funded trip will attend two meetings for a jaunt to Ashland in Southern Oregon College dormitories. They will see Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest with Mr and Mrs Herald Stemmier accompanying the group.
The Myrtle Crest Schools summer reading program, praised by District 41 superintendent Joe Stewart as marvelous, uses tapes, speed readers, reward devices, and field trips to boost reading skills. About 85 students participate, with teachers and aides providing individualized attention. Parents are encouraged to visit, and the project follows federal guidelines while adapting to student needs.
Students gain a chance to boost reading pace as a seven week course ends next week. Final tests will measure progress and assess whether gains persist through summer without practice.
In July 1989 the Coos County Health Department with Oregon State Board of Health offers hearing and vision screening for preschool children aged three to six. Clinics run at Courthouse location with morning and afternoon sessions and a contact phone for appointments.
A spoken call to citizens to keep the nation clean without hiring workers. It urges families and all travelers to pick up litter, stressing that every person helps protect the country’s beauty. The United States Brewers Association backs the Keep America Beautiful effort with the slogan Every Litter Bit Hurts.
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