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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1962
Page
2
Revised summer schedule lists classes led by Robert Croft. Courses include Health Education, World Literature, History, Political Science, Psychology, and General Biology with varied times. Evening and Thursday-only sections are noted for Accounting and typing courses.
M Sgt Lester V De Foe a recruiting rep says tests for men and women will be held June 21 at the Coos Bay post office building. No charge or obligation. He adds he will be in Coos Bay each Thursday and Friday from 9 am to 4 pm at the same post office.
Veterans of World War I will hold a pot luck dinner at noon on Sunday June 24 at Gaylord Park on Powers Highway. New district officers will be present and coffee and cream will be furnished.
Mrs. Whitaker defeated Mrs Jake Otter on the 16th hole to win the annual women’s handicap championship. Bert Gould and Tony Milosevich won their flights, with trophies to be awarded at a later banquet. Three men remain in the running for the men’s handicap crown: Ervin Wilberger, Deke Ranta, and Bud Mast.
The Reverend Lloyd Swenson, former Presbyterian Church minister, and his wife will visit briefly this week. Mr and Mrs Henry Schroeder host a reception and open house in the Presbyterian Church social rooms to renew acquaintances. Thursday June 21, 7 to 9 pm. All friends invited.
The annual notice from Pacific Power and Light Company warns customers about tree removal near power lines to prevent outages and possible fines. It urges safe clearance and timely compliance to avoid penalties and ensure service reliability.
Dr J D Geisy of the University of Oregon Medical School spoke at the Southwestern Medical Society meeting at Myrtle Hotel on June 7. He traced urology history and noted ancient Egyptian awareness of diabetes, showed slides of urinary sediments, and discussed radioactive scanning and new tumor evaluation methods for small labs. Attendees from Myrtle Point included Dr E B R Gurney Monty Martin and Mrs Bud Garbera Leep.
Mr and Mrs Harvey McCann of 1425 Bothwick returned from a two weeks vacation in San Mateo California. They were joined by Mrs Tom Lawson of Catching Creek who visited her sister Mrs Mary Dailey in Santa Cruz.
Mr and Mrs Dan Harriman of 1730 Spruce Street visited the Seattle World's Fair last week. They marveled at the foreign exhibits and the view from the Space Needle but avoided the space capsule and spaceship due to long lines.
Bandonites launch a July 1 town celebration with a raft race in the Coquille river a noon fish fry and band concert an afternoon baseball game and night fireworks. Organizers aim to cook three thousand pounds of red snapper ling cod sea bass and halibut for about one thousand diners plus a blueberry pie eating contest.
Fishing for perch flounders sea trout and bass on the Bandon jetty is excellent with no license or fancy tackle needed for success.
A grant of 42000 supports urban planning in central Coos county including Coquille Myrtle Point and Powers. Of the total 28000 comes from the U S Housing and Home Finance Agency and 14000 will be contributed by Coos county in cash and services to the Bureau of Municipal Research and Service at the University of Oregon which will administer the funds and studies.
Frank Wiebke was in Eugene on Tuesday to attend a managers meeting for Safeway stores, signaling coordination among regional executives. The visit underscored ongoing efforts to align store operations and leadership across the chain.
Ivylene Cook was named TOPS queen of the week June 12 after shedding four and one half pounds in seven days. TOPS districts plan for Coos Bay convention July 28 where forty clubs crown the district queen.
Mrs R Z Rema of Myrtle Point attended the Oregon Tuberculosis and Health association annual meeting in Portland. Arthur S Fleming president of the University of Oregon spoke bluntly on cigarette smoking and public mental health treatment. Others from the area included Miss Lurn Morgan from Bandon Dr Wendell Van Loan Dr Douglass Johnson Mrs Harland Montgomery and J P D Rankin Coos County health officer.
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