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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
6
Delegates began the week with strong momentum as participants gathered for sessions and discussions. The opening events highlighted key speakers and engaged attendees in focused dialogue on the week’s agenda.
Myrtle Point welcomes a state Grange convention with open program at the high school auditorium. Key events include community singing, talks on Coos County dairy and Myrtle Wood, and remarks by local Grange leaders as attendees tour Coos County farms and switch venues to Bandon for portions of the program.
President George Palmiter opened the 56th Grange convention at Union High School Auditorium praising growth to over 7,000 members. He urged a capable farm board with broad functions and warned the National Grange will withhold approval of any farm board lacking understanding of agriculture. He also urged tariff coordination with other policy measures.
Mrs Jessie F Hoover, manager of the Hollow Stump, mailed a personal check to the Chamber of Commerce for expenses at the Grange convention. She said funds were raised at a Hollow Stump picnic near North Bend on June 2.
Mrs Edith Weathered of Portland and Oswego Grange master called at The Herald office Tuesday. She spoke on Coos and Curry counties history and her brother, Champoeg Memorial's historian, was the only living organizer of the National Editorial Association, once with a Chehalis newspaper.
L F Bailey and friends from Baker City arrived in Myrtle Point last night in three cars. The group noted water up to hub levels on the McKenzie highway from melting snow. Delegates visiting Myrtle Point include Mr and Mrs R Hornecker of Hillsboro who have attended six consecutive Grange conventions and been sent four times as delegates.
The Myrtle Point region in Coos County thrives on dairying and general farming with rich bottom lands and a mild climate. It hosts extensive fruit berries, nuts, and vegetables potential, growing beef, mutton, hogs, and poultry for local and distant markets.
The article extols Coos county as an untapped resource region with vast virgin forests, abundant game and fish, and tens of tons of coal ready for development. It notes access to ocean fish like halibut and salmon, arguing Coos county surpasses eastern states in natural wealth.
Eight car train led by Coquille Yeading visits Myrtle Point for a Grange gathering in Bandon Beach. About 160 cars participate with traffic aid from Willams. Hosts offer ham sandwiches cheese salad coffee and dessert. Delegates return by afternoon with others enjoying Beach plunge and dance.
Competitive drills by several county teams shift from Friday morning to 1 30 pm at the fairgrounds. Attendance is urged for all spectators and participants.
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