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Myrtle Point Herald

Location

Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1952

Page

7

Oregon groups backs 318 Yes 331 No highway tax vote

A broad coalition including the Oregon State Grange and the Good Roads Alliance urges a Yes on Measure 318 to approve 1951 truck tax changes. A No on Measure 331 would block a constitutional move to exempt mileage taxes for big trucks, shifting burden to small trucks and autos.

Oregon State Grange Association of Oregon Counties Good Roads Alliance Oregon State Motor Association Associated Forest Industries of Oregon Log

Sixth Grade Forestry Club Plans P T A Program

Floyd Summers organized a Friday afternoon program at the high school for the sixth grade forestry and 4 H group. They presented mottoes and creeds, reported on broad leaf maple, sang, and earned attendance banners for the 6th and 12th grades. Volunteers were asked to help at the Myrtle Point Cannery to can applesauce and vegetables for the school lunch project.

Floyd Summers Green Guard of Oregon Ted Luthé Myrtle Point Cannery

PTA hosts two Bay Area speakers on education bills

Friday evening the PTA sponsored Supt. of Schools M. B. Winslow and William McLean from the legislative committee to discuss education bills on the November 4 ballot. They answered questions from the audience while the Rebekahs approved hall use for the Scout Pack meeting and a Halloween program was planned for December 20 with Mrs. Lowell Davis in charge.

PTA Bay Area Supt. of M. B. Winslow William McLean Legislative Committee DEA Rebekahs Hallowe'en Lg Lowell Davis

Ramblings on deer season and forestry pressure

The article laments deer season timing due to fire risk and calls out the State Game Commission and Forestry Service. It notes annual clashes at meetings, with Forestry urging late openings, and the governor pressed to intervene as dryness rises. Bucks during rutting are deemed unfit to eat.

State Game Commission Forestry Service Game Commission Mnting

Open Deer Season Date Should Be Weather Driven

Hunters propose opening the deer season after an August rain to satisfy Forestry Service demands and avoid postponements. They advocate a flexible start date set by the Game Commission and note the season opens Oct. 4 amid closures elsewhere.

Game Commission Forestry Service Present Game Commission Cascades

Navy Seaman George Lyons Home On Leave From Guam

George Lyons of the U S Navy is home on leave visiting his parents Mr and Mrs John Ryan. He has just returned from Guam. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Lewis Kauffman of Eastside and Mr and Mrs Vivian Folmsbee of Brockway during the weekend.

George Lyons U S. Navy John Ryan Guam Lewis Kauffman Eastside Vivian Folmsbee Brockway

School Steps Fall Causes Fractures In Jamaica Missionary Visit

A fragment notes Marion Leman, a young lady missionary from Jamaica, visiting Powers. She will soon be there again. A fall on the high school steps last week left a person with two broken leg bones and he was taken to Mast hospital.

Marc Merry E Boren Jane Deena Rev and Bagley Powers Marion Leman Jamaica Mast Hospital

Cowart Returns After Mediterranean Service

Robert L. Cowart an interior communications electrician third class in the US Navy has returned to the United States after six months aboard the heavy cruiser USS Baltimore. He is the son of Mrs. Hazel L. Cowart of Myrtle Point Oregon. The Baltimore with the Sixth Fleet visited Algeria France Italy Greece Turkey Malta and North Africa during the Mediterranean duty.

Mediterranean Robert L. Cowart Interior Communications Electrician USN Hazel L. Cowart Myrtle Point Ore United States USS Baltimore Sixth Fleet Algeria France Italy Greece Turkey Malta North Africa

Best Salesmen Merald Want Ads at Eeen BIT Coes Bay

Classified notice outlines a sale at 10:00 a m on October 2. Merald wants best salespeople for demand and auction style listing. Negotiations and terms appear in the public sale notice from a local agency.

Een Bit Eeeatin Coes Bay Sala Fe

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