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Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1973

Page

4

Coos Indian Site Excavation Progress Near Charleston

The project at South Slough continues with help from Stathe and his wife Betty and SWOCC students. A 98000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant supported summer work. Stubbs reports occupation by a small Coos Indian group from the 18th to early 19th century.

South Slough Charleston Stathe Betty SWOCC National Endowment For the Humanities Stubbs Accord

Midden at Coos Bay site shows limited European trade

The report notes iron points of local origin and few European goods, suggesting the midden near Coos Bay was abandoned by the mid 1900s or earlier. About 200 to 300 artifacts were recovered from a midden 800 by 80 feet, with bones, shell, rock, and fish remains, mainly mossel shells and cockle.

Stubbs Coos Bay Canter

Stone Tools From Indian Bay Dig Revealed Trade Links

Scrapers carved from beaver teeth and awls of bird dome, plus bone fish hooks, show varied toolmaking at the site. Fifty-one water worn pebble scrapers and three jasper projectile points indicate skilled craft and possible trade connections. Stubbs notes ongoing uncertainty about conclusions.

Stubbs Stubbds Indian Bay

SWOCC Eyes Cable Telecast For Courses By 1974 75

At a practice session, officials spoke of using the SWOCC television facility to transmit specially developed courses over channel 13 to the public. The system, now on campus, could broadcast to the region as early as the 1974-75 school year. Drama instructor Edward Chilla plans a TV drama course and will use the facility for theatre and communications. Music instructor Frank Leuck intends to use it for The Southwesters and to refine their visual presentation on screen.

Swocc Weaver McCarthy Edward Chilla Frank Leuck The Southwesters

TV studio funded by federal grant and future cable use

SWOCC awards a $10 900 federal grant under Title VI to fund a television studio as an instructional tool. College officials plan to move the studio from Tioga Hall to the Tioga bookstore area by 1974 75 and envision cable based courses forlocal citizens with potential full time production management.

Southwestern Oregon Community College opens video studio for teaching

The college unveils a fourth floor Tioga Hall television studio with three floor cameras, lighting, mikes, two VTRs and a control room. A portable field VTR records sound and is battery powered. Faculty and students can create programs across disciplines including speech theatre music and journalism for classroom use and media training.

Southwestern Oregon Community College Tioga Hall Terry Weaver Weaver

Cub Scouts Theme Program and Field Trip Highlights

Cub Scout Pack 99 held an October program on an American Indian theme. Eighteen boys joined eleven new leaders as Den 3 staged a flag ceremony and Den 2 ran refreshments. They visited Stone Age Museum in Port Orford, picnicked at Humbug State Park, and paused for a pumpkin pie auction led by Tom Sperling. Awards included Bob Cat recipients and Wolf badges for Jimmy Lubre and Mike Wood, plus several Silver and Gold Arrow awards and den leader roles.

Stoneage Museum Port Orford Humbug State Park Den 3 Den 2 Cub Scout S Committee Tom Sperling Cubs Pack 99 Bob Cat Lenny Andrews Curt Barklow Randy Barklow Jerry Boggs Charles Brown Sam Brown Keith Carlaon Billy Dullarhyde Joey Gardner Kenny Green Leonard Huffman David Jommecca Thomas Johnson Robert Lea Richard Mable Todd Parker Cosch Lois Groes den Mather Lieda Luhrs Helen Clinton Marky Crosby Oliie Muffman Aset Miriam Brown Susan Messersmith Jan Andrews Joanne Mabie Wedelos Omer Oyoer Wedeios Fred Iverson

Timber growth rate accelerated by forest genetics research

GP chief executive R B Pamplin cites intensive research in forest genetics and reforestation boosting timber growth by at least 50 percent. The Pacific Northwest cycle has dropped from 80 to 60 years and now to 40 years with a new generation maturing in about 30 years. Evans' cucumber jelly first packaged in a collapsible metal tube appeared in Philadelphia in 1886.

Georgia-Pacific Corp R. B. Pamplin Pacific Northwest Philadelphia

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