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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1956
Page
6
Logging crews salvage beetle killed and wind damaged timber from the Weyerhaeuser North Bend area. From 1953 to mid 1956, 61,500,000 board feet were saved for the mill, with 26 million in 1954 and 22 million in 1955, as managers praised fast, effective work to prevent deterioration.
The passage notes advances in tree-farm management and heavy equipment enabling rapid timber harvest and on-site lumber production, reducing delays before processing and utilization. It emphasizes efficiency gains in timber operations and road-building projects through integrated practices.
Paul Harvey argues for full tax deductibility of all medical expenses to aid incapacitated individuals and reduce government burden. He notes past denial due to 700 million dollar revenue loss and urges earlier diagnosis and treatment to justify costs.
The text argues that revenue loss would be repaid by increased competition among doctors and criticizes the prospect of government-hired physicians and socialized medicine. It warns that the medical field remains short of doctors due to societal disapproval and preaches preemptive consideration of policy changes.
The Herald reports fair dates and highlights from the 1957 Cops Co events. Winners include four ribbons for best publicity poster from Oregon State College era initiatives and a sweep stakes award for the fair setup.
The text notes an annual College convention with eligibility for fair department heads and officers, to be announced later including dates and location. It recalls a recent convention described as perhaps the finest ever, with speakers from the Northwest and California. W L Clarke of the Pacific International Livestock Show spoke, praising the Coos County Fair as one of the best in the Northwest, and the three day session closed with a banquet at Multnomah hotel.
The First Methodist Church will hold Thanksgiving Sunday on November 18 during morning worship. Chancel and Senior Choirs participate with Rev Edward McClurg delivering a sermon titled An Acceptable Offering. An evening service features Bible Study The Atonement For shadowed. Public invited. Methodist Men meet November 20 with dinner at 6:30 pm.
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