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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1963
Page
2
A Science Monitor reviewer notes adults increasingly buy and gift children’s books for themselves beyond child readers. The piece argues the shift signals a Children’s Book Rebellion, with classics like Water Babies and Wind in the Willows still appealing to adult readers and reflecting broader tastes.
Selected Oregon teachers will join two summer workshops under The Oregon Program to observe plan and perform team teaching. Programs in Salem and Portland run June 17 to August 2 with 60 elementary teachers and 130 secondary teachers alongside 400 and 1,200 students respectively.
Team leaders will observe plan and teach in alternated cycles during two workshops. Educational improvement activities receive financial assistance from The Oregon Program a statewide cooperation plan involving local districts colleges and universities and the State Department of Education.
Excited 4-H members and families gathered at Evans Derry Bar in Myrtle Point to view Twin Oaks Livestock Club entries including a Hamp shire lamb, Romney lamb, Hereford calf, and day‑old Anigus calf. Leaders Davenport and club members showcased projects while promoting 4-H horticulture and home garden work for ages 9 to 21 across county fairs and state competitions.
A letter recounts a 1958 photograph of a 31-foot Myrtle Point tree, planted at the Oregon Centennial grounds and later moved to the Salem state capitol. The writer notes decline in dry conditions and suggests visitors visit the tree near the main entrance, facing State Street, under the sign Oregon Myrtle Umbellularia californica.
The Coos Curry Electric Cooperative announced by Bruce Shaver that a $614,000 Rural Electrification Administration loan was approved to add two structures at the main and North Brookings substations, install three oil circuiting lines, and extend about 38 miles of customer lines serving 420 new consumers.
The tour began at Hollis Mast Ranch on the Fairview Route in Coquille as participants gathered to hear about timber practices and local forestry efforts.
Georgia-Pacific Corp makes cross grain fir plywood a standard production item at Coos Bay. Known as cross face or platform stock, panels run grain crosswise with alternate core veneers. Regular unsanded CD sheathing grades and exterior glued CD 4x8 panels remain mainline products.
The state highway commission on March 14 amended a resolution to raise log trucks’ permissible height from 12 feet 6 inches to 13 feet 6 inches, matching other vehicles. State Highway Engineer Forrest Cooper cited no accidents, better securing methods, and improved equipment as justifications, with few highways exempt due to low structures. Lumber transport remains limited to 12 feet 6 inches by Oregon law.
The Schroeder family expresses sincere thanks for sympathy cards flowers and gestures of support after the passing of husband father and grandfather Henry A Schroeder The note lists Mr and Mrs Elton Assenroeder and Mr and Mrs Elbert L as part of the family groups.
This tribute honors Bill Schuphaerck a retired Standard Oil veteran. His family history spans generations of oil workers and he remains part of the refinery community. The message emphasizes genuine appreciation over words and invites recognition of many devoted retirees like him.
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