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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1972
Page
2
The Myrtle Point Herald lists BILL PALMROTH as editor and SHIRLEY FRANCIS MARIF NICHOLS KRATHERIN CARMAN as general manager and society editor. Established 188% and published every Thursday by The Myrtle Point Herald at P O Box 578 Myrtle Point Oregon.
A reflective editorial calls readers to keep streets and parks clean during vacation season. It stresses individual responsibility to curb litter, protect wildlife, and preserve the environment for a healthier community.
The text argues citizens decide on government limits and spending cuts to reduce deficits while ensuring representative government starts with the people. It emphasizes citizen knowledge as the prerequisite for responsible policy and inflation control without overburdening government.
A reflective piece on church life describing personal growth, faith, and gratitude. The author recalls lessons of love, strength, and guidance from worship, community, and ritual, expressing how faith sustains daily life and relationships.
Damaged OCR reads unclear items from a newspaper page with scattered names and places. Reads like a brief notice or interleaved items, with no coherent single event or clear dates.
The District 41 school board plans another effort to gain voter approval for an $855 806.1 tn exe ess of the sin per cent alteration levy. Voters rejected the levy by a very small margin in May amid public discontent over high property values from Coos County reassessments. The piece notes higher values do not always equal large tax bills, as owners face reassessed assessments.
Local report notes a disrupted event as the Myrtle Point group cancels the planned dishwasher giveaway due to unspecified changes. The postponement momentarily halts community initiative and raises questions about future scheduling.
A planned event holds a drawing for a 12 gauge shotgun at Western Auto set for 10 a.m. Saturday May 13. Read about tax rate concerns in Myrtle Point and advice to file appeals with the county Board of Equalization or Oregon Tax Court over local levies.
A local reader endorses the School Board and Budget Committee for proposing to run the budget as presented. They note improvements planned for Myrtle Crest School street maintenance and acoustical upgrades in the High School library to meet state standards, urging voters to attend meetings for informed input.
The Broadbent Beef Club met at Don Oulstrom's home with members Andy Van Vieck Timmy Gulstrom Christy Jan elle Gerald Strain Jos Strain Sanely Mary Ann Renny Stewart and others present. They announce a car wash at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Shell Station in Myrtle Point to raise funds.
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