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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1952
Page
4
This week in Eugene Corvallis and Grants Pass residents attended weddings and observances, with Sumpert family updates and plans for travel. Locals visited Portland Salem and Red Bluff while others planned trips to Belgium West Africa and Chicago and Kenosha Wisconsin for deliveries and family events.
Citizens Committee for Ackley endorses T. F. Ackley for representative in the 17th District covering Oos and Curry counties. Primary election set for May 16 with a vote for Ackley on the ballot.
Mr and Mrs Henry Schroeder left Tuesday to spend a few days at their place on the Rogue River near Agness.
Miss Barbara Shull, daughter of Ellis and Mrs Shull, completed basic training at Camp Lee Virginia and is training at Camp Gordon Georgia. McMinnville guests Mr and Mrs John L Northup and children visited relatives in Coquille. Braytons formerly of Coquille came from Van Nuys California for a dinner with Tom Guern. Roy Harris Jr and Harold Watzling families spent weekends with relatives. Mrs Julia Dalmas visited and joined Coos Bay relatives. Ray Collier and Frank Schram attended Shrine ball in Roseburg.
Vernon Estelle a Myrtle Point trucker and member of the Governor's Safety committee was elected district governor of Oregon Timber Transport Operators Southwestern Oregon. George Burr of Coquille became vice president. A Medford session Saturday morning will review highway laws for trucking and lumber operations and seek briefs for upcoming legislature.
The Friends report Mabel Barklow is improving after two weeks of treatment at Mast hospital and will soon be able to leave.
Willamette Valley Logging Conference holds its 14th annual session May 1 3 at Lane County Fair Grounds Eugene Oregon. Mayor WE Johnson will welcome attendees, with keynote by Robert P Conklin Portland Casads Plywood. Speakers include J T Sullivan Portland H F Thomas Valsetz Portland and Prof Lawrence Coolidge OSU.
The Coos Curry Electric Cooperative gains a 1 350 000 loan from the Rural Electrification Administration to rebuild overloaded lines in Coos and Curry counties and construct 64 miles of new distribution lines for about 963 new consumers. The funds also expand the 69 kV transmission right of way from the California border to Gold Beach and raise Brookings substation capacity from 2500 to 7500 KVA, with transformers moved to Gold Beach. The loan brings total borrowing to 4 224 000 and supports rapid growth as consumers rise 55 percent in three years.
The Coquille Valley Golf & Country Club reports first round results in the ladies Spring Handicap tourney with wins by Mrs Parm Patrick 5 4 and Mrs Chet Noyes 9 7 among others. Men’s spring handicap advances to semi finals with Chet Noyes facing Oscar Hinrichs and Floyd Hall meeting Jack McLarrin.
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