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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1962
Page
1
Doris Belloni joins the Myrtle Point school board amid tribute to Stan Craft and his Sharp Cheddar. The new Pot Luck column previews eye health stories, Eyes for the Needy, dairies and farm quotas, prosperity and hunger, and local reflections on community, unity, and a beard contest ending June 30.
Rev and Mrs Roland Heffner from Taiwan will preach at Powers Baptist Church during the 11 am Sunday service. They are scheduled to speak at Rebecca Hall on April 2 and 3 with additional meetings at the Church of the Open Bible.
Readers urged to donate discarded eyeglasses broken jewelry and precious metal scraps to New Eyes for the Needy Inc Short Hills New Jersey. Unbroken glasses are sorted graded and sent to medical missions worldwide while metal scraps fund new prescription glasses for needy recipients.
The school board met in emergency session to address budget problems with Supt. Hubert Armstrong presenting year to date figures through February 28. Cash and income 733 830 03. Expenditures 635 449 31. Cash balance 98 380 72. The board accepted the resignation of Jack Orr who will teach social studies at Tillamook and coach basketball.
Mrs Les Pallin won a Stop and Shop award, claiming the $100 prize at 2:00 p.m. after crossing from the Laird dairy to Al Shirtcliffe's Dol A Wise grocery. Her husband doubted until shown the certificate. She plans to spend the money on groceries. Three other potential winners missed their $100 awards by not being present.
Phyllis Mast a 16 year old Myrtle Point High School student will speak at the Coquille IOOF hall March 31 at 8 00 p m The 74 minute seed and a 1000 word essay will advance her to a UN sessions in New York this summer with other state students If she wins she will address IOOF groups on her return Also a musical selection directed by Miss Rose Mary Kronquist will follow the speech alumna coach is Mrs Manley Starr
A Myrtle Point group of seven investors has purchased Pyramid Block Company Inc. G. E. Albertson and M. Jack Elis announced the deal. New owners include Harry H. Hunt as president and Bob Hogan as vice president. Elden Brodie, Don Troxell, Lawrence Clinton, Clifford Jennings form the treasurer and directors, with an unnamed silent partner. Albertson remains as manager and Ellis as production superintendent.
National Federation finance committee member Mrs. Bill Elsie Downing flew eight days to Washington D C to help draft a 300000 budget for the Business and Professional Women’s national group. She toured the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the National Art Gallery and later visited Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, with a strong emphasis on math and geometry as she urged students to study algebra and trigonometry.
The Coquille Chamber of Commerce voiced support for spending on the Highway 42 Canyon segment. At a March 23 Coos County meeting called by County Commissioner Bob Geaney, heated talks focused on allocation. GP PR man Bill Ramen argued for canyon improvements to boost through traffic and connect with Eastern Oregon’s Winnemucca to the Sea effort, aiding tourism and business. A Housewives for 42 committee member quipped about Geaney, reflecting ongoing tensions.
Postmaster Milton V. Schroeder announces new delivery areas for Maryland Street blocks 1700 to 1900 and 18th Street blocks 700 to 1100 starting March 31. Residents must install rural-type mail boxes, display name and house number, obtain new numbers at City Hall, and sign a card at the post office to join the sorting list.
Governor Mark Hatfield urges Oregon to ring all bells carillons and chimes for four minutes on April 9 at 10 a.m. Pacific time to express unity and love of liberty. The program, led by Hatfield and American Legion officials, links Patriot's Day to a national show of resolve against threats to freedom.
A Friday morning blaze destroyed the E S Leep pellet mill on the Myrtle Point Coquille highway. Fire started when a belt broke and wrapped around a shaft, feeding flames into stored hay. Leep and worker Joe Shiers fought the fire with extinguishers but it consumed the mill and $25,000 of inventory. He plans to rebuild for molasses meal production.
Myrtle Point announces a new TOPS group meeting on Tuesday April 3 at 887 C Street home of Mrs Larry Ivaline Cook. The event includes a program fun and exchange of diet information. Prospective members should call Mrs Mary Workman at 5471.
Robbers entered Pag's Place and Lounge early Saturday between 3 30 and 7 30 taking a heavy safe. Police were alerted after the burglary and arrested two men found with 438 00 and 361 60. They face burglary charges not in a dwelling and safe robbery.
Robert Cowart attended a Northwest Regional Community Television Association meeting in Spokane. Speakers praised television as a classroom aid while Cowart arrived shortly after a downtown blast that injured ten and leveled part of the block. A taxi driver near the scene was injured but survived.
The Myrthe Lodge APAM hosts Past Masters night with a 6 30 dinner and an evening of entertainment led by Maresh 31.
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