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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1933
Page
2
Myrtle Pont merchants showcase hundreds of dollars of holiday goods in a local array viewable by patrons. They promise personal service and credit, plus community chest subscriptions funded by the home town shop. Strong local trade strengthens the town, expanding selection and keeping commerce from leaving for distant towns.
The article notes violence and strikes in agriculture as prices fall and urban income rises. It argues nonviolence and organization hold the key, praising cotton and milk producers’ cooperatives for stabilizing markets and reducing unrest. It urges wider producer unity to achieve progress.
Herman Stuwe of Canby becomes the first Oregon farmer to grow Marshall Strawberry plants certified free of crinkle disease. He sourced plants from Lynden Washington and, with tests by O W extension staff, achieved under two percent disease this year. Crinkle is virus transmitted by insects and controlled only by removing infected plants.
The Myrtle Leaf reports coach Pat Rickard calling first basketball tryouts on Monday December 4. A large turnout is expected as lower classmen show strong interest. elimination tests in shooting dribbling and passing will trim the squad.
Myrtle Point will start its basketball campaign December 18 hosting Arago with a return game set December 21 in Myrtle Point gym. Christmas vacation includes two games with Powers. Last year Arago and Powers led the B League and both squads appear strong again this season.
In Alaska Dr Sumerlin recounts risky climbs and near falls on mountain ledges with a partner as they record maps. A dramatic moment describes a fall from a bluff and a glacier crevice escape. A humorous bear encounter involving a man named Delay adds local color to rugged exploration stories.
The article details the high school gym bleacher project with upperclassmen planning and sophomore students building sections. Students and staff assign tasks including angle irons, risers, standards, seats, steps, cleats, holes, and a doorway between rooms.
Dr Hassard, representing an arm of dental products, visited Tuesday morning and presented a motion picture on tooth care. The first reel explained tooth anatomy and brushing methods while a second reel humorously showed how germs attack unbrushed teeth. small toothpaste samples were handed to students.
A group of senior boys under Mr Hollister practice Christmas songs for the program. Members include Harold Hall Harold Draper Bob Giles Delos Hermann Leonard Ranton Milton Bell Melvin Bunch Cecil Barzee Howard Redell Vincent Hunt Lloyd Smyth Elbert Weinmann Ray Wilson and Elis Southmayd. The junior class focuses on shorthand and play practice dictation with playful interruptions and occasional loudness.
A fragmentary notice describes students in a cold room during a civics class with frost on windows and uncomfortable conditions. The text is partial and garbled, mentioning frosty air and chilly temperatures affecting pupils.
A tense classroom scene ends with Mr Church delivering corrected tests he had already graded. Students fear six weeks of exams but discover the papers are being returned anew, sparking mixed emotions of relief and disbelief.
Slips circulated last week asked each girl to list name age residence school offices held subjects studied and study hall time. They asked interest in Girls' League and potential duties such as art music glee club readings tap dancing or other tasks for instructor selection.
Librarians rearrange shelves and improve cataloging while teaching a pupil the mimeograph process. Miss Alverde guides the student through steps, tests, and machine quirks, highlighting patience and careful handling.
An old advertisement urges sour, sluggish readers to take Carter's Little Liver Pills to release two pounds of bile and improve digestion. It claims minerals do not fix the cause and emphasizes the pills are harmless and plant based, sold in red labeled bottles at drugstores.
A student battles a stubborn printing machine. She smooths wrinkles, injects ink, and Crank fails repeatedly. After a violent effort the device bursts parts from its sides. Miss Alverdes repairs the damage as the teacher notes the student’s overconfident persistence.
A nine to ten member band makes its first appearance at a school event. The bass horn player struggles to keep the music together while some students note the band travels around the school. Organizers plan to adjust seating and amplify the music to stabilize the performance.
In a chaotic scene Monday at Bruthding High, students pressed Mr Linn for his whereabouts as “Hero loam” echoed. He faced loud questions, demanded calm, and warned rule breaking would lead to removal while a separate note announced a certificate for a book-related task.
The report notes few books lost this year, a marked improvement over the prior period. Mr. Linn expresses hope that the measures will end ongoing difficulties from the previous year.
League organizers layout committees for a December party with rooms in the auditorium clothing room and an undecided fourth space. Girls on the entertainment committee will perform as hosts for the three rooms and the event builds anticipation with preparations by Evelyn Steinhoff Helma Olson and others.
Last year graduate Herbert Strong visited the school. Carl Ellis sprained his ankle playing baseball last week and is on crutches. Imogene Burgess has been at a salon and returned home two weeks ago, unlikely to return until after the second semester but will catch up work at home. Lasse Wilkin had back trouble Friday and saw a doctor. A vertebra was broken during football but the student missed no school. The winner of a local contest is noted. Drape has passed away in class. thermometer read 33 and a student died suddenly. A church attendee was told to eat elsewhere, and Miss Alverdes is ill and might miss school to recover.
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