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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1968
Page
6
The Oregon Wage and Hour Commission proposes changes to Order No. 8 affecting women and minors in manufacturing. A public hearing is set for June 28 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 72, State Office Building Portland.
Wednesday night guests included Mrs Facdes Paxton and Mrs Walter Reisen with daughters Laurita Laura and Lorna Long. Several residents traveled to North Bend Coos Bay and Roseburg for visits and business while others attended a show in Myrtle Point.
Plans to enroll boys and girls from grades one through eight in a one week religious education course at Sts Ann and Michaels Catholic Church Myrtle Point. Three Sisters and two lay teachers will instruct children in programs to increase knowledge and enthusiasm for a better life.
Oregon Traffic Safety Commission official Howard Eddy urges mothers to teach children to use seat belts to reduce deaths and injuries. Last year 64 children under 15 were killed and 3,138 injured on Oregon highways. Belts could have saved a quarter of deaths and cut injuries by one third. Eddy cites dangers of unbelted children, back-seat risks, and proper use of infant seats and rear bassinet positions.
Department inspectors processed 238049 head of cattle and horses in Q1 1968 up 7881 from the prior year. Brand recordings reached 180 and 61 brands were transferred. Inspectors helped recover 203 estrayed animals of which 139 were owner-unknown requests, 44 from routine pre shipment checks, 14 at auctions, two found while holdings were known, and four in other cases.
The Oregon Traffic Safety Commission notes studded tires will be illegal on state highways after May 31. A 1967 law allows use from October 1 to May 31. Manufacturers warn studs wear at an angle and may fail if tires are rotated opposite direction, risking stud loss.
Mrs Lile Rose Brown a Myrtle Point resident for 22 years died May 26 1906 at Community Nursing Home. She was a member of Myrtle Richard Brown US Air Force Madison Wis and granddaughter Patricia Brown Port Orford Oregon. Funeral services set for Sunset Memorial Park Coos Bay May 28 1966 at 2 00 pm Gerald Melson Myrtle Point Methodist Church officiating.
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