The Greener Pastures
A satirical note on vacation plans and spring restlessness. A man imagines taking real rest while juggling chores, packing, and office tasks, hinting at ongoing domestic and work-life readjustments.
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1957
Page
1
Coos Co Community Booth Gains State Fair Praise
State Fair Board reports standout displays at the annual show. The Coos County booth recreates the Greenacres Grange community booth and highlights Myrtlewood with a small lumber mill. Coos County is noted as the only place in the world with Myrtle trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos Co
State Fair Board
Salem
Coos County
Greenacres Grange
State Fair Board Dispatch
Holy Land
Arago Community Church to Observe 34th Anniversary
The Arago Community church will observe its 34th anniversary Sunday Sept 15 with a noon potluck dinner and a 2 o’clock worship service. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arago
Port of Coquille River Bans Refuse Dumping
The Port Commission of the Coquille River adopted an ordinance forbidding dumping or depositing refuse in any navigable water or on its banks. Violators face misdemeanor charges with fines from fifty to two hundred fifty dollars and possible imprisonment up to thirty days. The ordinance was passed July 16, 1857, by officials J N Gearhart and Thos D Guerin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Com
Coquille River
Port Commission of
The
Coquille
Highway 42 woes prompt reader letters on bottleneck
Remetz and Coos Bay reader C. V Bloyd laments neglect of Highway 42 while other routes are modernized. He questions why a three lane stretch from Coquille to Rink Creek was built and then halted at the bottleneck, arguing the low Rink Creek section remains the major obstacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coquille
Rink Creek
C. V Bloyd
Remetz
Coos Bay
Coos County
State Highway Commission
State Commission
Bloyd
The
Herald
Hillsboro
Ore
Eugene
Drain
Scottsburg
Ash Valley
Loon Foxe
Allegany
Umpqua River
Gold and
Silver Falls
Myrtle Point
East Fork
North Fork
Dora
Sitkum
Reston
Camas Mountain
Highway 42
Douglas County
Two Hot Shots Turn to Stone on Street
On a sunny street two hot shots Wood and Stone face a bizarre turn as a gorgeous passerby bewilders them. A comic line ends with a rubber reed and a sudden hat shop moment.
Governors and Staff Hear Coos County Transportation Needs
Governor Holmes and the Oregon State Planning Commission heard requests for improved highways in Coos County during a Coos Bay Armory meeting and a Tioga hotel luncheon. Elton Schroeder highlighted funding for the Agness to Powers timber access road and Highway 42 development as essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos Co
Robert D Holme
Oregon State Planning Commission
Coos Counts
Coos Bay Armory
Tioga Hotel
Coos County
Commerce County
Holmes
Planning Commission
Yiven At
Holmes Schroeder
Agness
Elton Schroeder
Myrtle Point
Coquille Plywood Plant in Norway Resumes Two Shifts
Textron's Coquille plywood operation in Norway reopened Monday after months idle. The plant runs about 64 workers on a five day week with two daily shifts led by former manager Don Driscoll. The reopening aims to process logs in the mill pond before winter, potentially lasting four months depending on market conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coquille Plywood
Textron, Inc
George Ulett
Norway
Coquille
Don Driscoll
Ulett
Bobcats open football season with Siuslaw rivals
The 1957 Bobcats start Friday under new head coach Gene Owens against Siuslaw of Florence. Returning players Hagen, Stitt, Patrick, Brodie, Huffman, and others bolster a sizeable roster as Myrtle Point joins the coast jamboree in Reedsport on Saturday the 14th with ten teams and a north south format. Tickets for home games are $6 for season seats. mail checks to Myrtle Point Union High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobcat Grid
Gene Owens
Siuslaw
Florence
Cats
Karl Hagen
Dick Stitt
Gerald Patrick
Butch Brodie
Ira Huffman
Reynold Christianson
Harold Scerger
Bill Harper
Ted Cook
Myrtle Point High
Reedsport
Ual
Myrtle Point Union High School
Coos 4-H Girls Win Herdsmanship at State Fair
Seven Coos county 4-H girls and their Jersey calves claimed the all-state Dairy Herdsmanship award at the 49th Annual State Fair in Salem, scoring 988 points. They collected 11 blue ribbons and three red awards, with team members Mary Ellen Davenport Margaret Davenport Jo Ann Brunell Linda Rood Nellie Joan Van Calar Nancy Kelly and others earning honors in showmanship judging and calf classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
Salem
Eugene Evers
Dolores Rierson
Mary Ellen
Margaret Davenport
Myrtle Point
Joann Brunell
Coos Bay
Linda Rood
Nellie Joan van Calar
Joanne Davenport
Tammy
Jo Ann Brunell
Nancy Kelly
Unander Sings $15 Million Veterans Bonds for Loans
State Treasurer Sig Unander returned to Salem after signing $15,000,000 of Oregon Veterans Welfare Bonds in New York. The bonds sold to Halsey, Stuart & Co. bear 3 percent and 3.5 percent yields with an effective rate around 3.654 percent. Proceeds fund loans to World War II and Korean veterans, boosting total bonded debt for veterans to $81,000,000, with $2,000,000 retired to date and another $1,000,000 to be retired October 1, 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sig Unander
Salem
New York
Washington, D. C
Unander
Oregon
Unahder
4-H Annual Picnic at Coos County Fair Grounds
Coos county 4 H members, leaders and friends gather Sunday September 15 at the Myrtle Point fair grounds for the annual picnic. Lunch is set for 1 00 pm. Mrs Marion Brown Mrs Jean Davenport and Bill Evans lead the program. Potluck meal with leaders association furnishing coffee. All 4 H leaders members parents and friends invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos County
4-H
Myrtle Point
Marion Brown
Jean Davenport
Bill Evans
Asociation
Phillip Ryan to Speak at Christian Church Sunday
Phillip Ryan former pastor of the Myrtle Point Christian church will speak at the John Day Oregon Christian church this Sunday September 15 delivering both morning and evening messages. He will be accompanied by Mrs Ryan and their two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Ryan
Christian Church
The
Philip Ryan
John Day
Oregon
Ryan
Myrtle Point Christian Church
Pioneer Bill Lundy Dead at 82 in Myrtle Point
W E Bill Lundy 82 longtime Myrtle Point pioneer died at Mast hospital after a heart attack September 9 He led Huling Lundy & Sons Hardware and was past president of Security Bank He lived 67 years in Myrtle Point and was an Episcopal church member Interment at Myrtle Point Cemetery Survivors include wife Marie daughters Mabel Lewellen and Mrs Charles Graybill a sister Mrs Will Taylor and four stepchildren from Berkeley and Myrtle Point Services held at Schroeder chapel with Rev Bruce Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willetts
E .Bill Lundy
Myrtle Point
Mast Hospital
Lundy
W R_ Lundy
Huling, Lundy & Sons Hardware
Lundy Bill
Security Bank
Episcopal Church
AF & AM
Schroeder
Bruce Spencer
Marie
Mabel Lewellen
Charles Graybill
Nampa
Idaho
Will Taylor
San Francisco
Barton Stemmler
Marjorie
Buck Derby Contest Sponsored by Myrtle Point Junior Chamber
The Myrtle Point Junior Chamber of Commerce announces a Buck Derby for the hunting season with three prizes a Winchester rifle a sleeping bag and a Coleman camp stove. The season opens Sunday September 29 with weigh-in stations at Penguin Lockers Powers Market and Lor Max Store. Tickets are $1 from any Jaycee member and Bill and Harvey Lewellen co chair the committee. The Herald seeks photos of winners and bucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point Junior Chamber of Commerce Waycee's
Penguin Lockers
Myrtle Point
Powers Market
Powers
Bridge
Bill
Harvey Lewellen
Jaysee
Myrtle Point Herald
Coos County Schools Receive 336,543 Basic State Support
The August Basic School Fund apportionment arrives for Coos County Schools. District clerks are asked to request checks for immediate use, with distributions planned four times this year in August November January and April. Smaller districts receive funds based on size and location. Union High District No. 2 gets 11,605 and Elementary District No. 410 gets 22,909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Union
Former Myrtle Point Man Named Insurance Staff Mer
Clyde Hartzell son of Mr and Mrs E D Hartzell and brother of Mrs Marlin D Evans of Myrtle Point has been named staff manager for Prudential Insurance in Ridgecrest California. He previously worked at Safeway in Myrtle Point during 1946 47 and is a World War II Army veteran who served in the China Burma India theatre. Mr and Mrs Hartzell are Methodists and have two children David and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Hartzell
E. D Hartzell
Marlin D Evans
Myrtle Point
Prudential Insurance Co
Ridgecrest
Cal
Safeway
Hartzell
Methodist Church
David
Myrtle Point Elementary enrollments dip by 36 from 1946
District 41C shows Myrtle Point Elementary with 712 students as of Monday September 9, down from 748 last year. First grade fell from 114 to 95, second from 103 to 95, and third from 103 to 90, while fifth grade rose from 105 to 105 and eighth grade sits at 81. New staff include Mrs. Howard Whitaker, fourth grade. Mrs. Milton Mast, fifth grade. and Mr. Paul Clute, vocal music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Point
Paul Franzen
Howard Whitaker
Milton Mast
Paul Clute
G. E. Albertson
Spruce School
Catching Creek Fire Quelled After Four Day Community Battle
A four day fire on the Emerson Whitney property in the Catching Creek district spread over much of the Fred Gross ranch but caused no serious property damage. Ten men, aided by two water trucks and two cars from Fred Gross Frank Rema Everett Doyle and Harry Corcoran fought the flames from Thursday through Sunday while district women supplied food and refreshments. Ernest Labatt district fire warden directed efforts and Ivan Young used his airplane to warn of further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Whitney
Catching Creek
Fred Gross
Herald
Frank Rema
Everett Doyle
Harry Corcoran
Carl Cupinski
Claud Thomas
Roy Mills
Zane Remo
Roy Gross
George King
Warren Remo
Ernest Labatt
Ivan Young
Southwestern Oregon Community College Move Supported by Association
The Southwestern Oregon Community College Association explains why a junior or community college is essential for the region. George M Petersen, chairman, outlines the 1956 57 origins, formation at a public meeting, and the expected benefits to students and the local economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Ore. Community College Assn
Herald
George M Petersen
Community College Association
Southwestern Oregon
North Bend
Coos Bay
Southwestern Oregon Community College Association
Southwestern
Oregon
Southwestern Oregon Ommunity College Association
Sadlak Tax Relief Bill Backed by Bipartisan Support
Portland special report notes Rep Sadlak's tax relief bill gaining bipartisan backing from Rep Herlong and others. Roy Gould of Diamond Lumber cites renewed hearings plans and Cooper's Ways and Means panel as a catalyst for moving the five year relief proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregon
Roy A. Gould
Diamond Lumber Company
U. S
Antoni N. Sadlak
Congress
A S. Herlong
D. Fla
Gould
Herlong
Sadlak
Jere Cooper
D. Ten
House
Ways and Means Committee
Cooper
Hal Holmes
R. Wash
McKinley Grange Initiates New Members August 31
McKinley Grange held initiation at eight o clock Saturday evening August 31 placing the third and fourth degrees on Earl Gisler Gene Lemmer Richard Gill Gloria Stamen Earl Springer and Clara Dickey. The foundation for the new hall was reported completed and the Well Child Clinic was held at Sitkum in August. Harvest supper follows the meeting and Gladys Pointer with Earl Springer won the attendance prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Grange
Earl Gisler
Gene Lemmer
Richard Gill
Gloria Stamen
Earl Springer
Clara Dickey
Ellen Mast
Sitkum
Dora School
Septemb
Fair Booth
Grange
Gladys Pointer
Tamale Sale Set by Bridge Missionary Society
The Bridge Missionary Society announces a tamale sale at Lor-Max store in Bridge on Saturday September 14. The event invites the public to participate and support the fundraiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge
Bridge Missionary Society
Ie Lor-Max
Pit
Stafford Home Destroyed By Fire At Myrtle Point
The Stafford family lost their home and all possessions to a rapid fire early Monday unknown cause. The parents woke to smoke after their daughter Cindy, age two and a half, alerted them. The family is staying with relatives as they seek furniture and basic needs, with donations directed to C P Moore at 505 5th St Myrtle Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Wortman
C. P. Moore
5Th St
Myrtle Point
Cindy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arago Com
J. N. Gearhart
Secy
Thos. D. Guerin
Ee J. N. Gearaat
Port of
George
Jed
Marshfield
Coquile Plywood
Bobcats
Coos
Mack
W. E
Bill) Lundy
Hosptal
Junior Chamber
Mer
Calif
Staffords
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