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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1972
Page
3
The Myrtle Point Herald is published weekly each Thursday by The Myrtle Point Herald in Myrtle Point Oregon. It lists editor and general manager as well as production staff and notes establishment in 1969 with postal details and filing status.
Veterans Day will be observed on Oct 23 in most states as a tribute to all armed forces members past and present. Since 1954 Armistice Day was broadened to honor veterans with parades speeches and flags at homes and public buildings.
A discussion on cholesterol myths and diet shows shrimp and seafood can contain more cholesterol than butter. The article cites a National Dairy Council chart to argue DIY diets risk errors and urges following a physician’s guidance rather than generic health terms.
Lawmakers approved a 746 billion defense appropriation for fiscal 1973 amid calls to curb spending. Debates centered on cuts, shipyard privatization, a 60 day congressional review, troop withdrawal in Indochina, and civilianizing kitchen police. Obituary notes Stanton Stevens, longtime merchant and farmer, died at 74 in Coquille.
Obituary notes Mr Stevens active in hardware merchandising for 30 years. After retirement he traveled with his wife and kept the family farm in Echo Valley near Myrtle Point. He held varied lodge memberships and is survived by Eva, son Robert of Seattle, daughter Geran Flaming of Oregon City, two sisters from North Bend, and grandchildren. Services held Tuesday October 17, 1972 at Myrtle Point Chapel. Contributions to Easter Seal Society of Oregon.
A Portland piece touts an American Himalayan expedition seeking the Yeti with six members who will spend 1 ½ months there. Dr Douglas Burns notes the hunt and jokes about a bread scraps cook. the column questions the Bigfoot legend and ties it to local belief. In Oregon, Southwestern United Way aims to raise $802000 with only 9 0 percent of the goal reached, while Myrtle Point declares United Way Day. Local quotes end the item.
A scattered OCR fragment describes searching for good trees and involves Baker’s stall and nearby vendors. The readable pieces hint at a market scene with improvised chatter and casual bargaining.
Residents clash over a proposal to charge outsiders for brief drop-ins. One neighbor asks how much to pay for a quiet, lingering visit while others warn it could turn casual calls into a paid service.
The article argues that locking up forests harms nature as windstorms fires and pests reclaim what humans avoid. It cites historic fires and wind events in Miramichi Yaquina Pontiac Peshtigo Nestucca Bitterroots Olympic Tillamask and southeastern states, noting vast timber losses and ecological impact without harvesting.
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