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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1930
Page
2
G L McRay Southern Pacific agent urges Myrtle Point to buy transportation locally under home patronage. He argues small town purchases boost bank clearings, local employment, and facility improvements, detailing how tickets for trips nationwide can be bought at the local office.
Fresno sheriff W J Jones, veteran of 17 years in office, argues that starting brush fires to prevent larger fires is a misguided approach. He recalls past practices by cattlemen and lumbermen who burned debris annually, leaving ground fuel low, and contrasts with modern fires that burn deeper into timber.
George Clinton leaves MAST Hospital after an earlier fall and will be sidelined for some time. Russell Smith undergoes appendicitis surgery and recovers. Others seek treatment for injuries and illnesses including broken ribs and a ruptured appendix. A 9 pound girl is born to Mrs JA Smith. A 3 year old suffers severe burns from boiling water. A piece on Pilgrim dietary history notes heavy meats and ale in colonial tables.
A prospector dug two gold nuggets at Salmon Gulch, weight 1 1/2 ounces and a half ounce, plus dust. Reports show ongoing mining activity in Sixon district this coming winter despite dry weather. Ed Heubner is crosscutting Golden Cloud vein with promising free gold and ore. Caesars head cinnabar prospects attract eastern interest. platium rumors surface in Johnson creek and Eden valley. Local visitors include Mrs Carrie Jackson and Mrs Aberta Mae Murphy, hosted by Rosslaws and Hannens, with Creswell on their travel route.
A readable fragment presents a mix of social vignettes and political ideas. The writer laments labor conditions and proposes federal forestry cleanup to create jobs while noting a social push toward marriage and daily life concerns. Also mentions local fruit sales and a bridge read advertisement.
State fair exhibitors promise top quality cattle as judging rules tighten for the event. Officials note flexible entries and prize funds, with several breed divisions expected and major farms from multiple states entering.
A peculiar note on potatoes stored in dark cellars transforming with a glow and on luminescent fungi found in woods caves and churchyards that would alarm superstitious minds with eerie bluish green light.
Ancient rabbinic tale from the New York Times claims Adam to Jacob marked sneezing as a death omen. Jacob prays, overturns the sign, and sneezing becomes a life sign. Afterwards, newborns sneeze to announce birth, exemplified by a Shanamite child sneezing seven times as Elisha awakens him.
A story from Mr Laura Knight reveals children in a classroom discussing a statuette of a little old lady. A five year old declares the figure lacks a brain and jokes about its thoughts, while adults ponder the meaning of a youthful sculpture lesson.
The article notes that the historical figure known as Good King Wenceslas is often treated as mythical but may have truly lived. It mentions a thousandth anniversary of his birth and explains the name evolution from Vaclav to Wenceslau in Polish and German forms.
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