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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1941
Page
4
The Martie Port Herald is published every Thursday by the Herald Press and is entered as second class matter at the Myrtle Point Oregon post office.
The Herald reports a successful circulation campaign led by Miss Jo Woolsey with prizes valued over 400 dollars. About 260 new subscribers were added, expanding coverage from Arago to Agness and boosting the paper’s reader base and community ties. The traveling effort drew strong appreciation for the area and promises to continue.
The Herald expresses appreciation to contestants, parents, friends, and subscribers for support in building a community weekly. The note welcomes new readers in 260 homes and invites feedback to improve the paper. It emphasizes readership involvement and promises to serve the community.
The Methodist church lists Rev. T. 3. Pryor preaching at 10 am Sunday school with A Message to Persecuted Churches and 7 pm Youth with A Rejected Gift for evening worship at 8 pm The Presbyterian church with Rev. Hugh T Mitchelmere holds Bible school as summer ends and opens September lessons with The Gifts of Christ at 11 am worship.
The notice lists events at Myrtle Point and Coquille churches. An interdenominational group meets for dinner at 6 45 pm on September 2 with a choir rehearsal Thursday at 7 20. Regular services begin September 7 Sundays at 7 30 pm. Masses occur on the third Sunday at 8 am and on the first two Sundays at 8 am plus the fourth Sunday at 10 am with schedule variations for Coquille and Schroeder chapel rooms.
Local Myrtle Point notice lists piano lessons for beginners and advanced students, in or outside class formats, including preschool and high school credit options. Mrs. O H Clarke is the accredited director.
Regular church services will be held in Myrtle Point every Sunday evening at 7 30 led by Rev Charles M Guilbert vicar of Episcope missions covering Coos and Curry counties. Until further notice services take place at Schroeder chapel Maple and Third streets with Guilbert based in Cogaille and active in Coquille and nearby communities.
Word was received this week by Mrs. Ruby Huntley from Gunnison Colorado of the death there on August 29 of J A Parman, a former resident of Coos county. Burial services were held at Gunnison. Parman lived in this section off and on for many years leaving here the last time about six years ago. Survivors include the widow Mrs Pauline Parman and a daughter Hazel both of Gunnison Colp, and a son Harley Parman of Dor.
The My the Point city council appointed a new budget committee at Monday evening’s meeting. The panel will draft the budget for submission at the next meeting. Members named: N G W Perkins R C Bowers Elton Schroeder D N McNair Harry Christy and J A Parish with James Clinton and Ellis Denent as alternates.
Mr. Charles Wooldridge, knitting chairman, urges more knitters to join the effort. Yarn will be furnished to any volunteers who sign up to produce garments for Britain.
A plea asks volunteers to knit socks sweaters and mittens and to call contact numbers for yarn and instructions. Donors are asked to supply scraps of yarn for blanket squares and assist in the effort at the Kills Cement home where Dr and Mrs W L Pemberton of Dallas Oregon visited on Sunday.
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