14 Jun 1951
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
1
A traveler recounts a Greyhound trip and a six passenger plane with a single stewardess serving forty passengers a hot dinner. She prepared the meal without an apron, impressed passengers with efficiency and gave a kitchen tour, revealing a surprisingly small, busy galley.
Four H club members in Oregon pursue increased food and fiber production through electricity safety and family health. Westinghouse General Motors Kellogg fund medals and certificates, with Mid State winners earning trips to the 1951 National 4-H Congress in Chicago and scholarships. The Bridge Sheep club held a June 1 picnic and planned a July 15 meeting amid discussions of a livestock tour.
Five county boys earned a four day trip to Canada by gaining at least 36 new Portland newspaper subscribers. Howard Wolff was among 11 qualifiers from Washington Idaho and California. The group will swim at Crystal Gardens and stay at a downtown hotel during their visit.
Local Presbyterian church announces McKinley Youth Camp opening June 24 with plans for sessions and activities. Vague notes reference choir involvement and community fund support, with unclear names and dates remaining readable in the fragment.
A spokesman for the commission said final plans are under way and the city has laid out a timeline for financing and constructing the unit. The project aims to be completed no later than the end of 1962. Currently the existing facilities dump raw sewage into the Coquille River.
Public invited to Bible School events with illustrated Bible stories and colored slides from Indian work. Miss Mildred Cane, back after three years of service among the Indians, leads. School closes Friday evening June 15 at 8 00 with commencement exercises. Friday is children’s picnic day at the city park with moving pictures by Rev Moehr.
A series of arrests in Myrtle Point lists individuals with offenses from disorderly conduct to improper parking. Fines, costs, bail forfeitures, and June dates accompany each case, including Albert Basey, Floyd Boles, Ruby Boles, Helen Basey, Orble Coplin, Claude Stout, Edward Perkins, Donald Dow, Charles Riley, Larry Olinger, Rowland Reid, and Richard Devers.
Boy Scouts embarked on an overnight trip leaving at 4 30 a m by mail boat Copper Canyon to Ag ness arriving around 31 30 am. They spent the day coating fishing and swimming with Grady Johnson returning the group home in morning light. Participants included Bruce Whitaker Ernest Allen Gary Dickinson Dean Lakey Willard Harrod and Mr and Mrs John Pa.
A Portland firm won the bid for a water distribution project to begin this summer. The contract, tied to a ten year bond issue, runs the district and involves financing totaling over ten thousand dollars. Attending the bid opening were board chairmen, bank representatives, and district officials including the architect and school principal.
Secretary Newbry warns national traffic deaths rising by about ten percent. Oregon records show a four year low then uptick into 1980 with higher losses in 1951. State motorists face deadly season as open highway deaths surge.
The Rifle Club held a shoot with notable scores led by Ralph Riesberg at 376 and Ron Endicott 370. Ellen Endicott Marie Shaffer and others also posted solid scores. The Buddy match saw Riesberg and Marie Shaffer tie for first with 714 while Paul Shaffer and Ellen Endicott posted 701 for second.
Power users south of Delmar served by Mountain States Power were without electricity from 1 01 to 1 23 p m Saturday when a tree fell on the line. The incident disrupted service across the 68 000 volume that serves the southern part of the county.
Betty Low Meyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Meyer has been chosen to represent Myrtle Point at Girls State in Salem from June 18 to 24. Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary the selection honors leadership character courage honesty scholarship cooperativeness and fitness. Also chosen are Powers and Bandon each sending a girl with Coquille sending two representatives. Registration at Lausanne Hall on Monday June 18 at 1 30 p m. and quarters assigned then.
The article lists first round matchups at Coquille Valley Country Club for a spring handicap event. Players from Myrtle Point Coquille and nearby clubs face off in a series of bouts with scores and pairings noted, including Elmer Peterson versus Dutch Clinton and Jack Mast versus Harold McGrew, among others.
Event details are incomplete but indicate a camp scheduled for August 5 to 9 with county extensions and multiple committee members including Mrs Henry Brown Bridges unit and Mrs VicH Ar Niue Bruntage. Other committees include Mrs Robert Whilasgow and Mrs Ga Russell with roles as secretary and vice chairman.
Paul Franzen, a basketball coach and science teacher, earns a Master’s in Education at the University of Oregon. He will replace Robert Bright as principal of the junior high and coach basketball. Bright accepted a position in the North Bend school system.
Mass free June 18 to 21. The Wellesley convention will be attended by 528 student delegates and 200 faculty advisers from 42 states District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, New Mexico, and Canada. Five Giessen group sessions will discuss problems related to Student Council work.
An upholstery class seeks 16 to 30 enrollees for a July or August session lasting three hours daily over two weeks. Mrs Evernden has seven students so far with lessons at Blair school gym and a price set by enrollment. Instructor Mrs Maest Ay of a gene Vocational school is available by phone 381 rs or 506. Existing students include Mrs Peterson Grace McElwain Mrs Nelson Russell Mrs Thompson Mrs Pownd and Roy Robinson.
Edward Walter Jones age 98 passes away following brief illness in Myrtte area funeral services planned with private family burial. Local friends recall longtime community member and supporter of historical societies.
A committee led by L. Smith and Ernie Detlefse will organize assigns for community booths on a permanent basis. They will coordinate with the Granges to establish rules and judging standards.
The report notes Crim became ill during a trip to Vallis and Portland last week and was confined to bed for several days after returning home.
The article notes that on June 18 the annual school meetings will elect directors across districts. It mentions votes in non high and rural districts and details Zone E-1 of Rural School District, including Riverside Fairview Arago Sitkum Dora Kinley Park, with the present incumbent seeking re election.
Oregon traffic courts reported 8338 convictions in May for traffic law violations. The secretary of state's traffic safety division noted a slight drop from earlier totals, while about 108 motorists had licenses temporarily suspended and two lost licenses for reckless driving.
A fragmented sports brief notes drivers' mistakes en route to a Sacramento event in Division SA. The readable text hints at interviews and corrections affecting standings.
A car left the roadway near Sumnees and Powers street and no injuries were reported. The scene was attended by responders who documented the mishap and cleared the area.
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