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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1962
Page
4
The Keep Oregon Green association urges caution during peak travel to prevent wildfires. Smoking in cars should use ashtrays, not windows, to avoid roadside brush and grass catching fire and potentially spreading into a damaging forest fire.
The 1962 Oregon Miss World candidate will be chosen at the Douglas County Fair in Roseburg August 15 to 19. Contestants from across Oregon may compete for the state title to represent Oregon in the Miss World pageant in Huntington West Virginia September 16 to 23.
The district 41 school board urges community support and better listening. It says improvements come from more understanding and cooperation, not more talk. A plan proposes briefing the administration before meetings to streamline business and allow time for agenda items.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Coster and daughter Rene, former Bridge residents, now live in Hyder Alaska. Kenneth works as a logging superintendent for Mineral Basin Mining Corp. The family says they are now Hyderites and enjoying their new home. Rene recently caught her first fish a large Dolly Varden. Kenneth is the son of Otto Tex Coster and Dorothy Coster, also Hyder residents.
Fourteen state highway department workers in the coast area received service pins this month for long service. Local supervisors presented the awards recognizing veteran staff. Coquille shop workers Archie V Roberts 30 years Sherman Beal Jr 15 years. Engineering staff E A Ashbridge 15 years Janes Chaney 10 years Allan A Ceront 10 years James Stubblefield Myrtle Pot 15 years John H Richard.
The records list longtime city staff across departments including Maintenance Ed ward Householder Florence 20 years Louis A. Benoit Florence 15 years Harley J. Earl Florence 15 years Frank Wescott Jr Reedsport 15 years Wesley Way North Bend 15 years Rial W. Ames Bridge 10 years Parks Frank Stiles Brookings 10 years Paving crew No. 1 Cecil Daimier Salem 30 years.
A Gaylord 4-H council held activities at the Marvin Barzee ranch with about 65 county youths camping and swimming. Other groups met at Daphne grove Powers and Indian Prairie for saddle club activities. Attendees included Kathy Carman, Clinton Carman, Marilyn Luttrell, Gary Warner, and David Horton among Gaylord participants. Notice of alley vacation in Myrtle Point set for August 20 1962 with public hearing details and objections process.
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